It's a sick life
being poet. He writes
to give himself health
so long as he writes.
When he lays down his pen
or shuts of the typewriter
he falls ill again.
He finds himself in the world, bare,
except that he hears the poetry
of gunfire and cries of revenge,
worse yet, of murder.
It is poetry he could translate
into words, if gripped...
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being poet. He writes
to give himself health
so long as he writes.
When he lays down his pen
or shuts of the typewriter
he falls ill again.
He finds himself in the world, bare,
except that he hears the poetry
of gunfire and cries of revenge,
worse yet, of murder.
It is poetry he could translate
into words, if gripped...
Read More