Wednesday, March 23, 2016

propensity

my natural propensity
a tendency towards verbosity
i spew a thousand words
when just a few would do

my love for pen and paper
for keyboards clacks
summed up simply
is this:

i cannot backspace,
cross out, erase
the sounds my mouth makes
the embarrassment it creates
the havoc it wreaks
when too much, too soon
it speaks

my mouth lacks the subtlety
my fingers can find
my internal editor
slower than an exuberant tongue
trying to keep pace
with a frenzied mind

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