Brautigan

I thought my poems might be like Richard Brautigan's. 

I hadn't read them for years so I didn't remember them well.

I remembered them as short, funny, and a bit dumb at times

Like mine are. Maybe he influenced me without me thinking about it?

I went to read some, and my memory was right on. 

But they aren't all that similar to what I'm doing.  

I don't have to change my style to avoid that comparison.