You have to get <br />from point A <br />to point B <br />in my <i>mind</i> <br /> <br />without taking <br />a wrong turn, <br /> <br />that's not <br />as easy <br />as it may sound, <br /> <br />a single word <br />can throw you off <br /> <br />if you take <br />a meaning <br />I don't intend <br />or slide <br />off on a slippery <br />patch of syntax. <br /> <br />I comb over poems <br />again and again looking <br />for the dead-end <br />or the likely wrong turn <br />or the roadblocks <br /> <br />because I know most of you <br />won't go on <br />if you come to <br />a log or a dead cow <br />in the road <br />of my poem, <br /> <br />you'll just <br />start reading <br />someone else. <br /> <br />How long do I have <br />to make <br />an impression <br />on you, <br />30 seconds, <br />the way those books <br />at Kinkos say it is <br />with a job interview? <br /> <br />So I have <br />to make sure <br />my syntax <br />is a throughway <br />and then <br /> <br />I have to get a grant <br />to boost the infrastructure <br />of my poem, <br />add a few lanes <br />(subtly, <br />NOT LIKE THIS!) <br /> <br />so you not only won't <br />have to puzzle <br />it out too much, <br /> <br />but it'll keep you <br />absolutely riveted <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />i give up<br /><br />Max Reif<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/12aug3-google-maps-to-my-poems/
