WAYSIDE

the worst ones
that fell by the wayside
had to be poets

what other conclusion
can we come to?
what wealth do they bring
unto themselves
and unto all of humanity

with words and lines
well beyond the general reach?

I think about
why this
should be so, plainly
it seems to resist explanation

this compulsion to
act otherwise, play
in a different key
sing
a different song

so far beyond my comprehension
I have to reach for
the oddest of all metaphors
to get my head around it

Published by Damian Garside