of course it could be easier
to simply spit the words out
to speak with an honesty
beyond the bounds of decorum
I have played with words
for years hiding in metaphor
or with slant intentions
until what is true shimmers
a sun balanced upon an horizon
an oasis in an imaginary desert
manifests blending what I want
with what I have yet to know
the process unfolds more than intention
can encompass within our brief span
I trust that I don’t know much
of what I mean to say at first
but to speak as if truth were simple
would be to build a lie from my life
(October 2011)
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