Sunday, January 15, 2017

No Symmetry

My poems lack symmetry. They sprawl across the page; words do not coalesce, lines circle around themselves, punctuation won't stay still.
Sometimes my poems break out of my notebook and leap on other writing, swiping its identity. The words transform from thought reflections to drunken slobs staggering across the page. Chaos.
I adjust the borders, spacing, font, use quad space and, in desperation, elliptical s to no avail. I look around at the poets nearby. None look symmetrical. Some are so lopsided I fear they will tilt over.
What happened to balance in this world?
I will attempt to right things anyway I can. First I will line up my pens by length. Or should it be by color? Decisions, decisions.

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