fishing for truth
Elusive poetry beckons,
becomes mundane, emptied
of meaning
I seek to speak deeper
than mind, to find
poems swimming in
my fishy depths
Slick visions escape my grasp
nibble coy at fingertips
I cast the unbaited hook
barbless, fish for
a volunteer sacrifice
an emergent dream that
dares to become a poem
I lose, I humble self
Confess my desperate need
for greedy mouths
to feed, to ease my aching
engorged brain
this fullness finds no relief
Please, paint me pictures
of truth, be it blessing
or bane
I beg, sink to their depths
Breathe their water
Die their death
