Collected Poems of John Holmes
Holmes, John A., Jr.
2002
To Peter, who is not a real person
To Peter, who is not a real person
Peter, you are safe from doubt And all men ever knew Of dull defeat and clouded dream; Death is not for you. | |
You have never come upon Walls you could not climb, You have never sung a word. That you could not rime. | |
Doors that will not open, Open wide for you. You can make a thought an act, A hundredth morning, new. | |
Men will never catch you, Peter, Bind and make you tame, But do not tell them whence you come, Peter, nor your name. | |