Published in the October 2005 issue of the Taj Mahal Review
Vainglory

I watch as she delves into my poem;
donning words like articles of clothing,
keeping the ones that fit,
discarding those that do not.

Twisting this and tugging that,
trying to bend words to her will
never once considering
that maybe
it was not written for her.
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