.
as a writer
I’m better with prose
than with poetry
though I’m a better poet
than I am a social worker
but a better social worker
than I was last time round
as employee, I’m an honest man
and as an honest man I’m better
... not saying anything else
better with telling the story
rather than listening
wonderful lover, lousy partner
better at making friends
than keeping them
better with burning bridges
than just saying no
better at talking my way in
than talking my way out
never really been good at much
except covering
or compensating for
what I’m not good at
started doing poetry
because I looked around
didn’t see hardly anyone
doing it right
stops writing poetry
every time I look around
and see
the same damn thing
worst thing I can say
about others’ writing
is the same as the best thing
I can say
...you fuckers make me want to write
there is great admiration
and pride for the self-contained
it’s a discipline, a strength
that from the minute I discovered
self expression
I’ve never been able to develop
bombs go off inside our brains
all the time
sometimes it’s beautiful
most of the time
it just leaves bodies
the self contained types
bury them
instead I take photos
share a few around
asking if anyone can identify
the victims
don’t want to die here
alone
in my head
don’t want to die, period
I will of course
but before I go
I’ll keep trying to do better
with the things I do
because I have to
or else
find more things
to be better at
than writing about it
______________________
-Peace
.
as a writer
I’m better with prose
than with poetry
though I’m a better poet
than I am a social worker
but a better social worker
than I was last time round
as employee, I’m an honest man
and as an honest man I’m better
... not saying anything else
better with telling the story
rather than listening
wonderful lover, lousy partner
better at making friends
than keeping them
better with burning bridges
than just saying no
better at talking my way in
than talking my way out
never really been good at much
except covering
or compensating for
what I’m not good at
started doing poetry
because I looked around
didn’t see hardly anyone
doing it right
stops writing poetry
every time I look around
and see
the same damn thing
worst thing I can say
about others’ writing
is the same as the best thing
I can say
...you fuckers make me want to write
there is great admiration
and pride for the self-contained
it’s a discipline, a strength
that from the minute I discovered
self expression
I’ve never been able to develop
bombs go off inside our brains
all the time
sometimes it’s beautiful
most of the time
it just leaves bodies
the self contained types
bury them
instead I take photos
share a few around
asking if anyone can identify
the victims
don’t want to die here
alone
in my head
don’t want to die, period
I will of course
but before I go
I’ll keep trying to do better
with the things I do
because I have to
or else
find more things
to be better at
than writing about it
______________________
-Peace
.
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