what to do with this
I read it somewhere, elsewhere:
"a nice collection of words... "
not written to me, but what if ~
what if I collected words
I'm halted in my tracks with concern
though my tracks had little movement
as I'm still lay in bed
my mind had movement
until then
it recalls how words can haunt
somehow, I don't recall the ones that do
maybe I banished them
...knock. knock. knock...
ahh
not banished but
placed loosely between pages
of an imaginary book
should I read any
then I'll remember, and...
let's not go that way - forget it
return back to my place on the track
I don't want to collect words
a collection is something doing nothing
my favoured words I will wear out
both on the town and until frayed
for those collected
saved for best or put out of sight
do no favours for anybody
just cause wastes of time
to stare at an accumulation
that should be dragged out
and sorted through
Copyright © Di11y Da11y | Year Posted 2023
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