The rest, we make up

I hear 
A blower blowing 
Leaves somewhere 
But that’s not
Interesting enough 
A car 
Pushing its motor
Up the hill
But that’s not
Either
Just sounds 
Everyone 
Has already heard 
I’ve got to
Make it mean
Something 
At least that’s 
What my editor said 
In reply 
To my poems 
About what comes
And how it comes 
To my senses 
And that’s it 
What more
Is there?
The rest
We make up 
So why not give them 
Some
Of what’s really there
And let you
Make up the rest 
The blower’s blowing 
There 
Do you give a damn?
No?
Well, then go lie down
Try to have a nap
In the middle of the day 
On a Thursday 
When the city outside 
Is still sounding 
And hear what you will 
And then you won’t
Need me anymore

September 02, 2021 at 04:26PM