Kim Rodrigues Poet Free verse

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

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Ann Foster September 12, 2019 at 11:21 AM You are a true poet. Excellent, graceful and poised, a pen in hand, parchment ready, tea, scones, a tree with all afternoon to entertain... Wonderful my friend. Ann Kim Rodrigues September 12, 2019 at 11:44 AM Such a nice comment! Thank you, Ann!

Jennifer Laur August 31, 2019 at 9:13 AM I don't know what to say. I think your wording is brilliant. Kim Rodrigues August 31, 2019 at 2:31 PM Thank you, Jennifer!

Caren Krutsinger August 29, 2019 at 12:41 PM "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." - I felt spent after getting through it. Great job! Kim Rodrigues August 29, 2019 at 12:46 PM Thank you, dear friend!

Gershon Wolf August 28, 2019 at 5:21 PM Intriguing --- would be the understatement of the year here... This is such a fascinating window into the Kim Rodrigues we thought we knew. WOW! ~ Gershon Kim Rodrigues August 28, 2019 at 6:02 PM Thank you, Gershon! :)

Andrea Dietrich August 28, 2019 at 3:16 PM very introspective and interesting poem, Kim. I like how you were talking to Genie! Kim Rodrigues August 28, 2019 at 6:02 PM Thank you, Andrea!

Panagiota Romios August 28, 2019 at 12:00 PM A work of art, Kim....bet you win! Panagiota xx Kim Rodrigues August 28, 2019 at 6:02 PM We will see...

Chris Green August 28, 2019 at 10:25 AM Very abstract and definitely a creative approach to the contest theme. This was amazing. I loved everything about this. Kim Rodrigues August 28, 2019 at 10:26 AM Thank you so much for your encouragement, my friend!