A poem can be a crystal clear
mirror of our
better selves,
a reflection of our innermost
joys and hopes
and aspirations
but a poem can also be a sullen,
superficial shield,
a phony
plastic surrogate, an average
representation
of the real
a poem can sling itself fast speed
into a future
we desire,
then reach back, find us,
and pull us
grudgingly to it
but it can also probe nosily
into the present
and the past,
and arrange things, events, secrets,
to fit their
proper orbits
December 24, 2013
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