An Elephant Back In The Room Poem by Terence George Craddock

is the elephant back in the room tearing down the walls
elephants need not tear down walls elephants can exit

rampaging smashing straight through walls or exit
through wide open doors in large open public spaces

words can storm through walls knock down walls
knock down walls tear down walls obliterate walls

thoughts who defines great or slow sublime or an assault
upon the mind do typos count does grammar matter does

punctuation reign supreme when creativity unleashed runs
on swift wind follows marathon migrations shifting thought

inspiration is everything writers rapid write
an addiction to grammar is a minor thing left

waiting for correction later grammar can be fixed later
by a circus clown fire fighter baker or candle stick maker

if grammar rules are deemed more important
than capturing will-o'-the-wisp ideas imagery

fleeting sudden instant appearing disappearing escaping
creativity can Houdini escape for real no mirror faking


Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
Copyright © Terence George Craddock