Why PoetryA Poem by A Poor PlayerLet the cat have all the cream The dog snuggle up on any blanket of his choosing Tell my sky to bring me whatever weather it thinks I need today I felt like smoking ever cigarette that was ever
rolled Letting each lungful of killing comfort make me more Than just a woman writing line after line after line Of something that may never be seen What makes a poet Is it the reading aloud The making of two words friends The need to have a clear and firm grasp on nothing But the way the alphabet can arrange itself into Something that makes someone feel I wanted to word my ignorance My very profound and perfunctory lacking I want to scream aloud at my poems Tell them they are the undoing of a disaster And yet they write me out of myself Make me smaller and smaller So that I can see the sumptuous and sentimental Way a word can save the day © 2024 A Poor PlayerFeatured Review
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9 Reviews Added on April 28, 2024 Last Updated on April 28, 2024 AuthorA Poor PlayerSouth AfricaAboutWhat are you made of if not water? You have grown without roots For centuries, found solace in the cool Depths of liquid Salt never lies Tears and sea They wash away tomorrow for the promise O.. more..Writing
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