Contradictions Five

[Xoder]

I wear sneakers to
protect me from the
stones I do not wish
to bear. I carry
sunglasses to keep
what I do not wish
to see at bay. I
use headphones so I
don't listen to you.
I have beliefs to
keep me from thinking
about unpleasant
things. I have ideas
to protect me from
facts I do not like.
I love everyone
to quell the ill will
of the self and its
fear and weaknesses.
I have a jacket,
so the wind may not
touch me. I have a
poem so you can not.

I just finished this poem, and it will be going in the first issue of Gracies Dinnertime Theatre, RIT's alternative weekly magazine (of which I am an editor) this fall.

It is my first (non-haiku) attempt at metered poetry. There are 23 lines, each with 5 sylables.

[Malaul]

you are the man!!!

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