PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

love is just one of those funny little things

it's governed by everything from politics to in

the distant mid east crisis to whether or not

your phone invariably rings

it's not so much the rebuke that inevitably stings

it's the clear unacceptance in other s eyes

that being different often brings

there are so many facets to my soul left in which

to explore

it's so easy to compliment the work I so readily

defend let alone protect and adore

there's no acceptable excuse for the selling of one's

soul

remember, you can't give back what another once stole

I have this last minute feeling that I should empty

my head of all complete worthless nonsense

isn't it so very strange discovering that provocation

while tapping into once dormant thoughts can make you

wired and tense

I know that not of this world do I solely belong

so to put myself across the way I want to be requires

a mind that is well disciplined and creatively strong

inadvertently runs the risk of confrontation with what

the subconscious so adamantly doesn't wish to face

you can chase yourself only so far into a corner

before you realize too late that you're standing in

someone else s place

I take other people's words and adopt them as my very

own this knack AI have for literary recycling has been

a constant companion of mine as I've mentally matured

and physically grown

some people take a moment to wonder have I lost any

preconceived grip

I may lose friends, myself, my car keys but its highly

unlikely that I'll sometime soon lose my zest and zip

the journey I take you on via this page can be indeed

quite a scenic trip

all I ask is if you need to speak your mind please do

so with only an intelligent lip

and so I'm sure you won't mind as we go along on our

merry way if I return the courtesy and shoot straight

from the hip

after all it's my say to turn and have my say

so all the expected niceties between strangers

we can subtly slap............

( written Aug 29,1991 pm)