Am I A Poet !

Am I A Poet !, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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am i a poet
or merely
a juggler
of words
i dont know
a head full
of squiggly
worms
that flow
out
from the
earthen pot
of my mind
as they grow
i see pain
only pain
wherever
i go
pain
the essence
of street survival
as prints
on your mind
i blowup
to show
pain you too
have seen
but not
noticed or felt
ever before
destiny
of a beggar child
banging his head
against a deaf door
a dismal future
or whatever
is in store
a somnolent
society
peacefully
snores
life a commodity
that makes
little girls
into painted
whores
as they walk
this planet all
on fours
slave driven by
libidinous man
who kills and gores
blood flowing
on the floor
yet another
hymen tore

to gail orenstein