Ive been ashamed of this form
Since I talked to three hundred people about my thoughts
And it came out
Half of them once had these thoughts I have
So who am I to state theyre mine
Writing poems
Is like showing off
Look, Ive got so many unsaid thoughts to say
That I can write in verses
Prose is versatile
For good morning and good night
For chit-chat and for confessions
You dont need excuses to write prose
Youre not obliged to write meaningful prose
Like youre obliged to write meaningful poems
But confessions
They seem to be greater than they are
If you write them in verses
Devious Comments
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And always there will be the dream of travelling,
of boarding the boats sailing from trivia,
And always there will be the regret,
the sense of carnivals finished.
The Obsolete Nightingale - Brian Patten
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