I AM THE POET

 

I’VE BEEN TO THE FACTORY

WHERE THEY MOLD BRAINS.

I TOOK A NEW ONE

AND BROKE THE MOLD.

THERE’S NO ONE LIKE ME.

I’M ONE OF A KIND.

THE ORIGINAL REAL McCOY.

 

I AM THE POET.

 

ALL I ASK FOR

IS LOVE AND BEAUTY

REFLECTED IN ALL HUMAN BEINGS.

FOR THE CHILDREN ARE INNOCENT.

 

OPEN UP YOUR HEART.

LOOK THROUGH YOUR EYES.

EVERYONE COULD BE YOU.

YOU ARE BY CHANCE.

TRY WEARING THE OTHER SHOE.

 

I AM THE POET.

 

ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THIS A BETTER WORLD.

KNOW IT.

ONLY YOU.

 

YOU’RE ONE OF A KIND.

YOU’RE SPECIAL TO THE WORLD.

ONE AND ONLY.

 

YOU ARE THE POET.

 

MAYBE NOT OF WORDS.

STILL, YOU LEAD THE WAY.

YOU’RE ONE OF KIND.

THE ORIGINAL REAL McCOY.

YOU’RE SPECIAL TO THE WORLD.

ONE AND ONLY.

 

YOU ARE THE POET.

 

WE ARE THE HYPHEN THAT BINDS.

 

ALL I ASK FOR IS HARMONY.

LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

ALL KINDS.

 

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED.

EXISTENCE TO THE FUTURE.

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED.

 

LOVE.

FOR THE CHILDREN ARE INNOCENT.

THAT WE KNOW.

THEY ARE THE FOLLOWING YOU MUST LEAD.

 

YOU ARE THE POET.

 

LOOK IN THE MIRROR.

SEE WHO YOU ARE.

YOU ARE GOOD OR YOU ARE BAD.

LATER, YOU WILL BE JUDGED.

 

YOU HAVE YOUR PART TO PLAY.

THE WORLD DEPENDS ON YOU.

WE HAVE TO GET ALONG.

THERE’S NO OTHER WAY.

WE ARE ONE OF A KIND.

THE ORIGINAL REAL McCOYS.

 

WE ARE POETS.

 

I AM YOU.

YOU ARE ME.

BRING LOVE AND BEAUTY TO THIS WORLD.

 

OPEN UP YOUR HEART.

LOOK THROUGH YOUR EYES.

EVERYONE COULD BE YOU.

YOU ARE BY CHANCE.

TRY WEARING THE OTHER SHOE.

 

I AM THE POET.

 

YOU MUST KNOW LOVE.

EVERYONE MUST KNOW.

ONE DAY YOU WILL BE DEAD.

 

OPEN UP YOUR HEART.

LOOK THROUGH YOUR EYES.

FOR THE CHILDREN ARE INNOCENT.

MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE.

 

AS POETS KNOW,

YOU KNOW VERY WELL,

ONE DAY WE WILL BE DEAD.

 

LOVE.

 

I AM THE POET

 

Original poetry by Dennis K. Evans

from the his book: SHADOW SONG

copyright 2003 - All rights reserved