Poets’ Curse

~

what of a man who 

thinks too much, 

what woes are salved

by his thoughts alone,

how can the fellow

untangle issues such, 

with many of his old 

trusted mentors gone,

but which way to turn, 

to find a precious spark

no answers whisper

through the quiet,

just the tinnitus of

the cold callous dark

scattered pell-mell 

and running riot,

so, what of this man

who thinks too much,

he juggles words

spun into verse,

which then become 

his steadfast crutch

to stand afflicted

with the poets’ curse

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© Graham R Sherwood 09/26