The Poem Is Not The Poet
THE POEM IS NOT THE POET
The poem is not the poet-
He cannot own or control it-
It takes on or does not take on
A life of its own-
It lives or does not live
Without him.
The poem is not the poet
It goes on as it is by itself -
Almost as alone as he is.
poem by Shalom Freedman
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