The Poem (Fall 1991)

Words
Words begin to fill my head
Fast, faster
Out my fingers they come
More slowly
Sometimes I'm afraid
When my thoughts outrun my fingers.
Rhyming comes easily
A nearly effortless melody
I mold the words and sounds
To fit my evolving framework
Until I have a poem
Rich with life, feeling,
And me.

sjk

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