the safest bet I know

would you believe

that sometimes people come to me

and spill stories

they wouldn't ordinarily tell?

and every single time

the words I needed

have come . . . no gamble,

just faith that I will have

what I need when I need it.

that the words will be given.

how often

have I wandered across a poem

that answered a question

I didn't know I had yet?

and how often

have my poems eased another?

Words are the safest bet I know.

Reviews

[Jasmine]

so true... the poem ended very well. the beginning was also good, but the whole thing got much better as it flowed onwards towards its conclusion.

"how often
have I wandered across a poem
that answered a question
I didn't know I had yet?"

this happens to me all the time. it's unbeliebveable.

[Saraplenty]

I agree entirely!
I think that it only works if you open, receptive to hearing/seeing the words.
This poem was like reading my life : )

[paul]

ahh, brilliant. your words, to me, are so straight forward and so moving. true magic

[Collect-Eye]

It's true
maybe the uncertainty is in the subtext...
I said the other day that wisdom is hiding behind your doubts
and I think you step in front of them when you gather your intent and move fwd with words that are alive
call it the subconscious mind, call it soul, the word is alive, and it has power, to be respected and used wisely, which you do, in this poem and in general [=

[cfix]

such powerful lines and well stated.

[E.H. Monroe]

always better at giving advice, poetically or otherwise, than having the strength to do it on our own.
well said

[Poeticadia]

Ah, the magic of words... and the intuition of poetry. So much conveyed in these few gentle lines.