The reason my poems are so short
is the same reason I don't talk much
It's because my thought process never extends itself beyond a few simple sentences
I've tried, in my writing and my speech, to expand my voice
to make more of my thoughts
But every time I try
my words come out jumbled and confused,
no longer as elegant and sophisticated as when I began
And I'm not sure why
I am not simple minded
My thoughts are often profound and eloquent
But I can't externalize them
in the way I want
So they stay living in the corners of my mind
for only me to know
So maybe I'm not simple minded
but simple spoken