Poet’s Riddle

But when do you itch

Rather than scratch?

When do you cling

Rather than latch?

When do you twin

Rather than match?

When do you begin

Rather than hatch?


When do you throw

Rather than catch?

When do you show

Rather than snatch?

When do you grow

Rather than patch?

When do you know

Rather than act?


When do you try

Rather than detach?

When do you solidify

Rather than thatch?

When do you cry

Rather than react?

When do you die

Rather than come back?


I consider death, the moment you run dry of rhyme/

The last joining word, left alone and shy/

I’ve used and, I’ve used also, I’ve used so/

I’ve used furthermore, alas, and although/

I want to finish the poem, on a conclusive note/

But just like life, and its questions, there’s too much I don’t know.



By Lyric Deep.

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