Poetry….
         The ambition
of lines—
                     Shouting
         At one another—
         And the hand,
                     Betrays previous musings
Sidestepping reality
         By reflecting honesty.
Poetry….
         The hope
of stanzas—
                     Tangling
         Two-left-feet—
         And the pattern,
                     Lingers on the rhyme
A minute too long…
         A beat behind.
Poetry….
         The voice
of words—
                     Whispering
         The secret stories—
         And the lies,
                     Decide the storyline
A certain turn…
         Unforeseen negotiation.