Simplicity

Clarity is lost when good 
escapes an easy definition,
and bad is not predictably 
a cowboy dressed in black.

Complexity confounds, from losing 
innocence to courting possibilities,
from childhood's casual cakewalk
to the forced march of responsibilities,
the blurring of all boundaries,
the complications of a simple yes or no.

Simplicity has yes written all over it.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Wesley Avatar
June 21, 2012 at 1:09 PM
The first thing that struck me was the repetition of using the letter C in this. I believe we try to do that in good poetry. Also the cakewalk then responsibilities hit me in the eye; love those lines that create tension. More than enough of a super write Keith!
Bauer Avatar
June 20, 2012 at 2:16 PM
i've read this three times now and each time it sounds better. i love "childhood's casual cakewalk" and the last line is killer!
Britt Avatar
June 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM
"Simplicity has yes written all over it" I LOVE simple I really do <3
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