No Critique Too Small
My
spiteful, antagonistic co-worker,
mistress
of the pipeline that scowls and gripes.
A
savage bobcat with far-reaching mandibles,
a
windstorm, a prickly cactus,
a
winged basilisk that sees me as carrion,
a
pitchforked wolf
digging
into a deep canyon,
shoveling
up doggerel with glee.
I sit
inside a mini hoop of self-protection.
I am
penned in.
I
handle my boo-boos
with
the intent to not draw attention to myself.
Yep,
everyday,
there’s
no critique too small.
Linda
Imoler
Linda
Imbler is a Wichita, Kansas based author. 178 poetry publications have accepted
work from this poet. Linda has been nominated for 2 Pushcart Prizes and 7
Best Of The Nets. In 2025, she was nominated and accepted into the
Marquis Registry of Who’s Who In America for her work in poetry. She has
self-published twelve poetry books. Soma Publishing has
published her four e-book collections, The Sea’s Secret Song; Pairings,
a hybrid of short fiction and poetry; That Fifth Element; and Per
Quindecim. Examples of Linda’s poetry and a listing of publications can be
found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.