Poetry, Lyric and Song
Warning Notice for Poets

Define for me, with your words
an outline of the boundaries of thought.
Set down sharp comments at measured intervals
fortify with explosive metaphors of visceral depths.
leave no gaps of meaning.
Clarify your prose,
aim for the head or for the heart,
for we are balanced here precariously
and must fight in our battleground minds.

Miriam Dolby


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