Sunday, January 12, 2014

Burnt Out Offering


Burnt Out Offering

When Sunday comes, my recent habit is
To think about this bit of blogging biz.
Some times I have a piece I have worked on
That I yet must decide if duck or swan.

Or perhaps some impulsive doggerel
Missing the goal of my inaugural.
To be or not to be a wit renown,
Nobler to be quiet than a crappy clown.

For long, I wrote to amuse only me
When there were no others to read nor see;
That may be true mostly even with this blog
Sailing into the unresponsive fog.

What satisfaction do I seek here
Dancing exposed to the surfing sightseer?
A cry out for some undue attention
To validate my own false pretension?

Is it humble to hold your thoughts within
And retire from the world with no chagrin?
Or is it greedy to withhold your part,
To hoard your ideas, and not to impart?

What example must we set for others,
To share our lives with our human brothers?
Can I claim a role as a building block
In my willingness to peddle this schlock?

My imagined reader, if you exist,
You choose to meet me at this web-based tryst.
If, from here, you go unfulfilled away,
Please fault me little for your wasted stay.

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