this is a poem for you
the reader
who chooses
to wade through my writing
like a guppy
caught in
a school of piranhas
i wish i could see you
reading
observe what makes
you smile
or shake your head
and abandon me
for something else
if we sat down
to coffee together
(mine is dark roast taken black)
you could tell me
what my poetry
is about
to you
because
you see
we are each as
much authors
as the other
almost every word
of mine
has a meaning
dreamed and defined
by me
whether mad or merry
as the mood took me
but you
impart your own meaning
as seeing without my eyes
and emotions
you write your own version
of what is happening
what was found
or might have been
lost
i find that fascinating
truly i do
how you shape the sounds
in your head
on your tongue
whether your vowels
are round or flat
and your consonants crisp
all of that
is a gift you give
to the act
of writing
committed by someone
else
but adopted
even for just a moment
by you
like an actor
living his playwright’s
dreams
thank you
Thank You! :)
I wish I could see you also when you write, your expressions and how the words just flow from your pen (or from keyboard).
I alwsys enjoy your writings.
Love ya and your poems too!
wow
this was
amazing
i sat
with my left cheek in hand
my head tilted to one side
resting
curled up in my oversized leather chair
staring
at my netbook
reading
to fall asleep