Breathe In/Breathe Out
(Original Version)
A man
We know
Too well
Complains
About
That man
That wears
The mask
Hooked
Behind
His ears
Hiding
His mouth
What’s wrong
With him
That he
Should feel
That he
Protect
Me from
Himself
If he’s
So sick
Then he
Should stay
Away
From me
Oh man
How can
We let
Him know
That he’s
The man
We all
Should wear
A mask
To keep
His ilk
At bay
Breathe In/Breathe Out
(Re(En)Visioned)
A man we know well
Complains about that That,
Wears the mask behind.
His ears hiding mouth,
What’s wrong with him?
He should feel That.
Protect me from himself:
He’s so sick then;
Should stay away from Oh!
Man, how can let him know That—
Man, we all wear a mask
To his ilk—at bay.
© 2020 copyright Lyman Grant.
Lyman Grant is a poet living in Harrisonburg, Virginia. His most recent book, 2018: Found Poems and Weather Reports, from Alamo Bay Press, is an anti-poetic documentation of the year.
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