Collected Poems of John Holmes
Holmes, John A., Jr.
2002
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Who wants Wednesday? Who wants that day? I do, it's mine. Don't throw Wednesday away. | |
Who wants words spoken oh long since? I want them. I heard them spoken once. | |
Air, who wants the air birds will use? Air of all four is the element I choose. | |
Who wants the always open doorway, doubt? I do. It is the way I walk in and out. | |
And honor's diary; and the stars in mind; A clock that runs too fast, yet never wound; | |
And underground a ring cut with your name; And green ivy; and an empty golden frame? | |
I want them all. All these belong to me. What I was, what I am, and what I am to be. | |
Pay me for them. What do you offer me? What I was, what I am, and what I am to be. | |