Free Verse

Free verse eludes, escapes
I cannot rein it in
Not free at all, in fact

Unarticulated words
    held prisoner by
    rigid structures in my mind

Too much is none at all, it seems
A canvas blank remains just that

For lack of numbers, lines, and colors,
    preselected images do not appear

To draw outside the lines
    where none exist
    a daunting task, indeed

And yet I see a little rise just over there
    and wonder what’s around the bend
    and whether I should tease it out a bit
    or just leave an ellipsis
    so that you can wonder too
    immersed
    but also
    free

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