someone asked me once
Do you feel gifted?
and I answered aloud that I supposed
I mean truly am I
because I can describe a nose as more than
just a nose
because I can align my thoughts to the
boundaries of the chartered prose
because cognizant visions assail me
like fond memories in droves
truly my answer must lie in the vague rather
flat words of I merely suppose
how else could I unveil
what only the other side of my soul
really knows................
(Sept. 30, 1995)