Poetry Monday

from FOREWORD to NEW NUMBERS
Christopher Logue

If this book doesn’t change you
give it no house space;
if having read it you
are the same person you
were before picking it up,
then throw it away.

Not enough for me
that my poems shine in your eyes,
not enough for me
that they look from your walls
or lurk on your shelves;
I want my poems to be in your mind
so that you can say them when you are in love
so you can say them when the plane takes off
and death comes near;
I want my poems to come between
the raised stick and the cowering back,
I want my poems to become
a weapon in your trembling hands,
a sword whose blade both makes and mirrors change
but most of all I want my poems sung
unthinkingly between your lips like air.

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Poetry Monday - October 15th, 2007

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2 Responses to “Poetry Monday”

jon on October 2nd, 2007 12:36 am

I’m not much into poetry but its starting to grow on me.
jessi on October 15th, 2007 2:53 pm

Jon - glad to hear it. Poetry Mondays are going to be a regular thing. Hope you continue to enjoy our choices!

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