At I Will Write You A Poem, we don’t judge why people order their poems.

Like the time someone wanted a poem about Matthew McCounaghey, just because…

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I imagine you, Matthew McCounaghey,
eating raspberry jam with your fingers,
transcribing entire scenes
from old episodes of Coronation Street,
collecting Pogs and Slammers.

We all have little quirks no one knows about.

Do you have a favourite bench to cry on?
Are you a landscape jigsaw kind of guy?
Or do you prefer puzzles with people on?
You have the jaw of someone
who bites straight through a humbug.

I try not to read too many interviews with you.
The idea of you feeling out of place at work drinks
or not being a very good goalkeeper
or stashing away Shirley Bassey vinyls
are things I just want to hold on to.

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Whoever or whatever you want to celebrate, order your poem today.