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as a side note

by jhon baker
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as a poet I am venerable,
vulnerable.
I cry.
weep.
stagger.
close my eyes tight.
hope.
dream.
love.
hate.
dance.
I am not weak.
vulnerability is not a weakness nor a reflection of weakness.
I defy any human who fails to see my strength,
with my toothy bared teeth,
my child’s smile,
my care free
turn of daffodils and dandelions.
I do not recite the Lord’s prayer,
I am a poet,

I shall be beatified,

I have my own.
 – Hoc Scripsi – a mediation on Saul Williams and his expressions
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as an aside and I hate to put this here:
support your favorite poets…

Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:18 pm in Uncategorized   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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4 Comments to “as a side note”

    
  1. Lynne
    March 25, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    The child's smile…..that is strength

    Lovely words here Sir Jhon..quite lovely indeed.

    Reply
  2. Pat Tillett
    March 25, 2011 at 7:57 pm

    “venerability is not a weakness nor a reflection of weakness.”
    Not even close to weakness!

    Reply
    

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