we are who we'd most like to be
we are what we project
we see but what we want to see
the real becomes suspect
we read a life between the lines
that may/may not exist
confessional or fictional
the reader takes the risks
readers fall in love with words
and think they love the poet
the poet fills a fantasy
and rarely will they know it
the poet seeks a balance 'tween
their lives, their art, their craft
controlling readers' impulses
would drive most writers daft.
so if you think you know someone
by reading line or four
the romans have a line for you
it's "caveat emptor".
Apr 19, 2011
Apr 19, 2011 at 5:21 PM UTC
we are who we'd most like to be
we are what we project
we see but what we want to see
the real becomes suspect
we read a life between the lines
that may/may not exist
confessional or fictional
the reader takes the risks
readers fall in love with words
and think they love the poet
the poet fills a fantasy
and rarely will they know it
the poet seeks a balance 'tween
their lives, their art, their craft
controlling readers' impulses
would drive most writers daft.
so if you think you know someone
by reading line or four
the romans have a line for you
it's "caveat emptor".
There's no group for doggerel, so poetry it is.
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