Elvis Lantan Poems

I heard the poets
How they spoke
“Don’t leave me, ” they said—
“We’re going home now.”
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Between a rose and a treasure box
From the window of that shop, I chose you

But of all I have and all I need
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I envy the painters
Those that create mountains
And dispose of grief with subtle beauty
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I love you when you are in a quiet stare
Away from me—
When I whisper, ‘I love you’
And my words do not reach you
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The piano came to me
It could not find the right key
Apparently it was looking for a door
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Everyday a blank page asks
What do you have to say?

How should I answer?
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'What a stupid man'—said those who were wise
Those who dominated math
And perfected every language
'How useless, ' they said as they marched away
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All of us poets (if you will)
Write about certain girls
And of all the girls we meet
Only of them we wish to go on writing
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The hands on the clock move so fast
They do not seem like hands at all
They’re like feet that walk in circles
For so long that things change
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Seems I go blinder everyday
And every day I become less of a writing man
Who knows what’s going on?
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