poem post #3

A Poem is a Small, Small Thing

A poem is a small, small thing.

Hold it up to the sky;
try to hide away the blue.

Fold it into a paper boat
then try to sail the sea alone.

Press it to your heart;
try to stop the bleeding.

A poem is a small, small thing
compared with
the pains of this world
or the love from which it’s born.


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