My Poetry Is a Favorite Work Shirt
My poetry is a work shirt
my favorite poems are oil stained
weathered but sturdy seams
gritty, hard, blue-collar truth
My favorite poems are stained with rust
what poetry is woven into its work
a blue-collar honesty
it is strong fabric
My poetry is woven together in its thread
the haunted remains of a meal
in a world of sharp rocks
my poetry is tough fabric
The ghost of breaking bread in a stain
weathered but sturdy seams
with its strong denim
my poetry is a favorite work shirt
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This is wonderful.
This is a great poem. Really musical and tight. Great job.
Much of my favorite work this June has been those poems you have shared with us. This one is so special. George Ella Lyon once told me to stop hiding my meaning behind a bush and thinking I am being poetic. Good lesson, and something that you never do.