The Origin of Poetry

The first great poet
was Lot’s wife,
because she dared to look back
and understood, for a second,
why gaining distance from pain
is important.

Lot was the second,
and he didn’t even know it
until the day he could bear
salt on his goat meat
again.

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown

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