I just got a rejection
I checked the status
of my submission
and it said “rejected”

I had been checking and checking the status
and it had kept saying “in review”

I like “rejected” better than “in review”
I don’t like the feeling of being unsure
now I can say they don’t know what they’re talking about

Image Credit:Walid Hamadeh
Daniel J. Flore III

Daniel J. Flore III’s poems have appeared in many publications.  His fifth poetry book, WRITTEN IN THE DUST ON THE CEILING FAN, can be found here.