22 August 2008

Breaker Lives

"please see that these get published"
the 'fictional' Breaker said
"we poets do crave immortality"
in the minutes before he was dead

the more unforgettable the better
with insight being preferable to clever
'tis something of a pharoah in a wordsmith
wanting their poetry to live on forever

so whether 'twas spontaneous or calculating
long crafted or a throwaway thought
the quest for respect and longevity
'tis a presumed validation that's sought

stephenhsmith 22aug2008

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