if words are music
then it must be flat.
if poems are a song
I'd like to think I make
jazz.
it isn't that
my words
are weak, or
my rhythm's off.
it's only human error
that keeps the melody
from falling into my lap.
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BEATNIK: A Poetry Collection
PoetryThe first book in the "Beatnik Trilogy" of contemporary poetry collections.
jazz
if words are music
then it must be flat.
if poems are a song
I'd like to think I make
jazz.
it isn't that
my words
are weak, or
my rhythm's off.
it's only human error
that keeps the melody
from falling into my lap.