Ill Defined

Labels, bar codes, tattoos,
scars, third grade report cards,
a conspiracy of character.
A collection of square pegs
defining a circular whole,
a single syllable definition
of a polysyllabic expression,
the “road less traveled”*
“The Road Not Taken”.*
My song is sung
out loud – off key
my strength
the strength of being
alone amid a welcoming
of tattered tags
of howling winds.

//*”The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost”//


12/21/2018

You are not defined by Poetry Contest
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Davey Avatar
December 29, 2018 at 2:35 PM
Wow I love how you arranged this whole to flow together so easily. Congrats John
Y. Avatar
December 29, 2018 at 9:33 AM
Hi John, Congratulations on your 2nd place win:-) Alexis
Hamilton Avatar
December 29, 2018 at 9:10 AM
I always enjoy your writes John, so cerebral yet has a wild feel to it, congrats on a fine win!
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