Shalom Freedman Poems

ALL DAY LONG / I HAVE BEEN WALKING AND THINKING

All day long
I have been walking and thinking
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I NEED A POEM MORE THAN A POEM NEEDS ME

I need a poem more than a poem needs me.
I need a poem because I have no poem within me
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I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH

I am not good enough.
I will never be good enough.
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ALL THE POEMS IN THE WORLD

All the poems in the world
Cannot say proper goodbye
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THE POEM I WAIT FOR

The poem I wait for
Was written long ago,
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MY POEM IS A FORGETTABLE POEM

My poem is a forgettable poem-
Trite rhymes-
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POEMS ARE NOT BREAD

Poems are not bread-
They are not money
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AT THE END OF EVERY POEM

At the end of every poem
Is another road
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A SINGLE TELLING LINE CAN MAKE

A single telling line can make
A collection of words
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IF I HAD A POEM NOW

If I had a poem now
The light of the morning
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