Mistakes - Am I a Fake

What to look for? Where do errors lie? Are they in the eye of the beholder or do they lie? I believe I’m a poet, a prophet of paraphrase, a swindler of alliteration, the rhyme above all reason. I think I know! Am I who I think I am? A big fat ham. My eyes wander - cross-eyed thinkers, blinking s.o.s. How Do I Overcome Success I Mean Mistakes As big as a lobster-steak! Have a stake in me. Teach me your tricks. Throw the stick — I’ll chase it, Bring it back and wag my tail, With openness to learn. Burn my bridges — not! Great Scott, reel me in with a fishing rod — take the hook from my mouth. Throw me back in. O Genie, make me like Aladdin — rich in words, like a Princ(ess). Reveal that I am a fake, so I humbly shake the magic from my frame, and become who I really am. 8/28/2019 Overcoming Mistakes Poetry Contest Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke