New Poetry by Caleb Delos-Santos

A Poem’s Plea

Will you please publish me?

My author needs a win

Since failure tore his chin

And ripped his reaching knee

Will you please publish me?

My lines are sharp and thin.

Each rhyme sticks like a pin.

Please, shoot his losing-spree.

Will you please publish me?

Oh, please give me a spin!

My author needs to grin.

Please, listen to my plea!

Will you please publish me?

- © Caleb Delos-Santos 2022

Caleb Delos-Santos is a Junior double majoring in Acting for the Stage and Screen and English at Azusa Pacific University. He has four published poems and one non-fiction with West Wind Magazine, Outrageous Fortune, and GoldScriptCo. He was also awarded the APU Esselstrom Prize for creative writing. Writing helps him to improve his mental health. He dreams of successful careers in writing and acting.