Art Disguised
By KJ Halliday
When writing pieces of poetry and such
The writer must be themselves a tool
In the literal and colloquial sense
False and true in both instances
An idiot and a wise man
To be able to speak clearly to both
Be more of a fool
As writing is a foolish thing
Never ending filler if you let it
Precise and defined if you control it
Always that tiny invisible line
Between an inspired man
And a delusional one
A beautiful writer will be both
Yet neither
A performance of life
If you can make yourself
A living statue
Yet supple, reworkable
Rewriting if you wish
Or the madness of the automatic
Mainly nonsense and not worth it
Starting from a basic point
A solid branch from which
I pray
The budding flowers of your works
May grow