The idea for this one has been nagging at me for several days & many of the pairs popped (or rather worked their way) into my head as I drove home from work into the setting sun. The Poetic Factoid today is actually many Factoids in one — & picks up where the first poem leaves off (there was so much I couldn’t fit in to the top poem; hence part ii).
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the great moral conundrum of our time
Life gives us choices. Constantly.
From little easy ones like: boxers or briefs.
Vampires or werewolves. Dogs or cats.
Chips with vinegar or sauce. Autumn or spring.
Reddit or Twitter, iPhone or Android.
Toilet paper over or under. Moon or sun.
Glass half full or half empty. Running marathon
or sitting on the sofa sensibly with a book.
To big hard ones like: pineapple on pizza
Be rich or be in love. Be talented or popular
(obviously not everyone can be both like me).
Live by the ocean or in the mountains.
Cold pizza for breakfast or hot crumpets
for dinner. Window or aisle. Sweet or savoury.
Fiction or non-fiction. Venice or Reykjavík.
& here’s where we arrive at the prime conundrum:
Rereading old favourites or trying out new books.
If you’re looking for some wise words of wisdom from me here to guide
your way forwards, sorry to disappoint — I’ve yet to solve this myself.
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Day 22 Factoid — reading choices
Part ii: more reader-specific conundrums
Buying more books or reading the ones you have.
(Warning: this is a strawman option
hence why it is first on the list)
Comfy at home or in a cozy cafe.
Morning or evening; day or night.
In bed or on couch. Silence or with music.
One book at a time or many books at once.
Indoors or outdoors. Hardcover or paperback.
Audio or physical. Sci-fi or fantasy.
Or crime or romance or historical or thriller.
Or history or memoir or nature writing.
Series or standalones. Classics or new releases.
Tea or coffee or hot chocolate while reading
Or Sauv Blanc or whiskey or GnT or even water.
gareth roi poet boi 