as a poet ~ I fear not
the rejection
for not attaining
a certain measure
of celebrity
among the people
as if the north star
taking center stage
shining far more brightly
than any other
celestial body
way ~ way up in the sky
~ however
I do fear
as a person
who writes words
the loss suffered
to humanity
if artistic creations
like my style
of poetic words
must take on
a secondary role
to me ~ the creator
~ wherefore
standing silently
within my shadow
awaiting patiently
for me ~
campaigning for
enough popularity
as if running
for some political office
struggling for notice
within social networking hell
that damn necessary evil
before my poetic words
are given even ~
a baby’s breath of a chance
to be read
to be heard
~ therefore and therein
I call out for recognition
for my words sake
not so much for me ~
where they can
be published
distributed in a way
not so unlike
a Thomas Paine
pamphlet of old
and yet ~
rather than
the printing press
a format like the internet
of which ~
my words shall be
freely accessible
easy to search for
to find ~
as well as
being affordable
for the people
so it is ~ only the people
who will freely judge
the full worth
the significance
of my poetic creations
and then ~
after undergoing
the experience
of my words
the people
if they want to
choose to
will
make
the correlation ~ to me
peace out
Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~