his "WHISPER"
sweet tender shout
to me that it was
spoke so clearly
to me from the purest
realization to date
though poetry I may write
poet I may never fully
become
not to that impressive reach
of degree
one poem
penned by one incredible hand
in the span of years
ode within itself to such dedication
from this quagmire of thought
my soul can not so easily
swim free
so I've come to embrace such
unrestrained knowledge
writing as I do
just as he said
I write for me
giving away my fragments of soul truth
to an audience that will likely never
be
in such turmoil
my heart grieves
this so very real
possibility
the end
(written Sept 30, 2003 7pm)