Bobette Bryan's Poetry
How to Be A Poet
Lay the secrets of your heart and soul
open for the whole world to see;
Listen to the wind, to chatter in the crowd,
to raindrops, to the flapping of a butterfly's wings;
Examine stars, moons, clouds, weather,
flowers and people, and take note of
how they're alike and different;
See the beauty in everything
and the ugliness in everything;
Speak to the dead. Carry many
noisy ghosts in your pockets;
Stare at the blank page
until your brain goes numb;
Become a brown recluse and spin a web,
ensnaring all who pass by;
Eat betrayal and live in the belly of a dream;
Build a grand castle and then watch, helplessly,
as it's destroyed by others;
Clean the house. Go through drawers, chests,
closets, and attics in search of yourself;
Touch everything and let yourself
be touched by everything;
Tie your loved ones to a stake
and expose them to the elements;
Loosen the words that get stuck
between your teeth;
And above all, lie.
© 2010 Bobette Bryan
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