Essence
By Paul B
When I write I touch deep the essence That makes me man Quintessential it remains locked Even as I feel what should be It is a mirror that I can never face For I am my last admirer And my disillusionment is not The bane I want to taste So short words and a mere hint Of that soul inside Is all that I let be free No more than a shadow, less than a sigh Sometimes I ask what would be If once Just once I shined a light in there But those shades and shadows Flake the spirit out And I’m not Ulysses To enter my personal Hades When I write I touch deep that essence…. Written December 8th, 2001 © on Dec 08 2001 07:37 AM PST 0 • 10
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"When I write I touch deep the essence..."