reconciling the world of art
addicted to art you look for inspiration
in most unusual places
taverns with motorcycles
hanging on walls
farmer markets with chocolate
covered butterflies and vegan jerky
sidewalks littered by children
carrying buckets of colored chalk
those walking dead around you
have limited value
as you attempt
to reconcile your obsessions
with mundane surroundings
your ordinary thoughts souring
your true intention of discovering
a way to master vivid imaginings
your dreams are not enough
you need to put them into action
and so you interact with the
world around you
the unpredictable one
the irreconcilable one
the pretty one and the ugly one
the one that comes and goes
as she pleases
march two thousand eighteen
copyright j matthew waters
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You are so dang clever.
Thank you, Shawna.
You are so clever, so dang clever!
Thank you Lara – thank you for visiting and saying so!
beautiful
Thank you, Bonnie.
vegan jerky….lol. great poem.
thank you Margaret – nothing quite like an absurd paradox
have you tried vegan sausage (seitan)? ugh.
haha no I have not – I am an old fashioned meat lover!
Amen to that!
(an absurd paradox, I mean)