When Words Catch Fire
You have to breathe upon them,
or simple distrust them enough
until they flare-up in indignation.
What you must not do
is take them for granted.
Each word is woman
waiting for you to woo her.
Make love to several words at one time
they will not care,
jealousy is for unfaithful poets
who peddle stale words.
If you see deeper than the letters,
deeper than any dictionary can,
then you are honoring them.
How many times
have you put down a word
knowing you were cheating?
There is a passion inside of you,
breathe fire into it.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2020
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