Nothing More Nor Is There Anything Less Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I am quite simple.
And I guess in that basicness,
There is a complexity some wish to see.

I have no hidden agenda.
No ego to massage.
I too concern myself,
With a degrading quality of life.
I wish I had powers to make that right.
But I don't.
Nor will I let that be assumed...
I enforce 'visions' like that in my mind.
To occupy and absorb.
As if I allow that room.

I am quite simple.
And I guess in that basicness,
There is a complexity some wish to see.

I acknowledge I am a writer.
But I express that done,
With the best of my ability!
And nothing more,
Nor is there anything less...
Will I confess,
Satisfies or gratifies that constant need.
Whether or not that is understood by others.
I understand it!
And somehow...
That is all I need to know.