I Want To Write a Great Poem
i want to write a great poem
i want to illustrate despair
i want to illustrate terror
i want to illustrate regret
i want to illustrate remorse
i want to illustrate rage
i wan to illustrate ecstasy
i want to write like william carlos williams
and brilliantly describe the eloquent simplicity of a wagon
i want to use brilliant imagery
i want to document the historical greatness of this era
but the immense burden of this time has made my body weary
so i write this poem
not a great poem
not a bad poem
but a good poem
and once again tell the world
that I hope that what i write
can help to some day bring about
vindication
so decent people
won’t have to go through what i did
and feel what i’ve felt
and fully use their talents
for the betterment of humanity
i don’t know
i want to turn frowns into smiles
i want a world where one day
people won’t be scared
children will be fed
love will be the law
peace among all nations and peoples will prevail
and everyone is an artist
so i don’t know
maybe my future socialist twin will be able to write that great poem for me
so here’s to you, my brother
may you ride, ride strong and high
and may victorious humanity be your horse.
Copyright © John Goodman | Year Posted 2012
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