Elegy For A Poet Comments

Your poem really touched me For it raised a point for all to see That you are claiming to be me Which is nonsense, absolutely. Sure you have a talent For getting off your chest Something that vexes you When you think credit's due. But remember that I have a mission To see in publication Poems (and prose) , as you should know To have them to my credit as well as just for show. So I answer you this time only, and tell you to pull up your socks, As you seek shelter from reality in your crowded cardboard box. Poetry is for the writer Not the reader As you already know, and should take a bow For you have enabled us all to somehow Enjoy a bit of fiction (it is fiction, is it not) That tells a story about thievery and the lot. Everett