PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

once in awhile

I do something stupid

like reveal

the Creeley influence

or the Patchen influence

or the Brautigan influence

or the W.C. Williams influence

It’s a dead giveaway

that I’ll give myself away

before the night is through

Am I really

that transparent?

It seems I am not

that adapt

at hiding things like that

or keeping secrets

for more than

a few days at a time

without getting too bored

and spilling the beans

and pissing off

someone or other

somewhere down the line