Living in Psycho Time Earlier

word disclaimer

every word in these poems
has been used by another
writer

I did not coin new words
although sometimes the specific
right

word did not appear in my mind,
the collegiate dictionary, Roget’s thesaurus
authoritative

therefore, I will revise until
my bifocal vision blurs, pertinent words
diminish

to shadows on lined paper when
black lines streak across the computer
screen

and memory wanes I shall declare
my authorship complete and pray
someone

will read or copy – appreciate
or when the weather turns cold
shred and burn