I step back in Time,
call me Don Quixote
Assuming the form
of Native American coyotes,
I'm like the Great Comet of 1811
seen by the Muscogees,
I'm like a primrose
rising from the swamp:
Okefenokee.
Holding up the trophy
like a young King Arthur,
I always hit the bull's eye
like an expert archer,
Cut to the chase
like a news reporter,
replaced like a martyr,
Maybe I should stay hidden
like the Lochness Monster
so there never has to be a departure
No back-burners,
no fire-starters
and no need to put on any rusty armor
But instead vanish
like the ancient tradition
of snake charmers.
Derrick Tyson's Poetry & Poetics / / / Send me a letter: derrick.tyson@gmail.com
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
I STEP BACK IN TIME
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