What Form Rejection means to me,
This is my theme for English B.
I used to keep form rejections in a binder.
Three-hole-punched them
As a reminder
That someday I'd get published
and use "Dear Author,
Thank you for your recent submission,
but" for toilet seat covers.
I did get published, and now
I don't have the heart
to soil them. They remind me
that rejection (after rejection)
can be followed by something
miraculous
and sweet.
