WHY I LIKE POETRY, NO. 2
by Constantine Ivanov
WHY I LIKE POETRY, NO. 2
Why prose is easier for lies?
No rhymes to pose any restrictions;
You still can look quite straight in eyes
Without a blushing for your fictions.
And squabbling also is allowed
When you express yourself through notions,
Which you outspeak so strong and loud
That they start serving you as potions.
That is why I have made my choice:
Defining thoughts of mine in verses;
It gives a chance to well rejoice
At being clean of any curses.
P.S.
Of course, don't take what I just said
As sacred cow, or final judgment:
We always have to look aheadā^Ą¦
Cross swords, and get a crossword pungent!
Constantine Ivanov, April 11, 2004, New York
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