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The Poem I Couldn’t Write

By David Allan Evans

Last night I gave up again,
tossed the damned sheets
in the wastebasket,
turned out the lights
and went upstairs.

Brushing my teeth before
the bathroom mirror,
there it was,
the poem I couldn’t write.

When I frowned, it frowned.
When I smiled, it smiled.

It had all my thoughts,
all my feelings,
all my wrinkles—
exactly my age, and three
silver filings in its jaw.

When I switched off the light
it was gone.
When I switched it back on,
there it was,
speaking without words
to a wordless man.

Buy David Allan Evans’ Latest Book

David Allan Evans' latest book is the Carnival, the Life.

THE CARNIVAL, THE LIFE

David Allan Evans‘ vision is virtually limitless. Born of the great expanse of South Dakota and touching locales as distant as Mexico, China and the Isle of Man, Evans’ expression of that vision is as subtle as it is encompassing. THE CARNIVAL, THE LIFE (Settlement House Books, 2013) is a meditation on a life well lived.

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