Poem

[koara]

A poem should be consumed
As forbidden fruit,

Silly
As medals worn upon a suit,

Quiet
As little cat's feet,

Mute as a flute
Or the scamper of little mice's feet.

A poem should be as long
As watching a school room clock,

Departing, as a full moon
Across the star filled sky.

A poem should be motile
As all eternity.

A poem should endure
But not be necessarily true,

For all the tragedies of life
A homeless soul sitting in the street.

For affection
As a mother's love.

A poem should be meaningless
But enduring!