I was flipping
thru my papers & stuff
& I found a signed copy
of Richard Hell's book
The Voidoid.
He wrote,
"For George,
Stay George."
Well, I don't know
exactly what that means
but I can say this
I will stay George
because I don't know
any other way to be.
I have tried
to be different
I have tried
to be other people.
It just leaves me flat.
I can never
actually pull it off.
I'm kinda stuck here
in this persona
which isn't actually a persona
but just who I am
which may not be much
but it's what I am
and I have come
to terms with that.
I've resigned myself
to being me
and nothing else
and no one else no one else.
I yam what I yam
to steal from a sailor
which is why
I am what I am
and nothing more.
The irreverence
has deleted
all fear of failure.
I don't try
to be anyone else.
I don't even try
to be myself anymore.
I just let it flow
au naturel.
I am quite certain
it'll be all right.
I have stayed George
with minimal effort
cuz if you really
get down to it
there isn't anything else
I ever could've been.
The profound wisdom in this
The profound wisdom in this beautiful poem is far beyond any comment of my poor words. I wish I had read this poem decades ago, it would have solved some major problems for me.
Starward