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DUSTY OLD SKULL
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THIS AIN'T MY FATHER'S WRESTLING
Yes, but try not
to bee so derivative
let your own voice
well to the surface
speak freely the thoughts
pattering about
inside that dusty old skull
you call your head
We promise not to laugh
if you tell us
We promise not to laugh
if you tell us
Easier said than done, for by
Easier said than done, for by chance we dissatisfy and tire ourselves with our own authenticity, seeking that idol of prose we've come to worship as 'properly performed verse'
bananas are the perfect food
for prostitutes
most modern poetry is prose
most modern poetry is prose (as Ferlinghetti once opined) but it is saying plenty