SELF IMPORTANCE
Importance is good
It should be earned
Not purchased,
Just because I can
Write some pretty good
Poetry doesn’t mean it will
Be published because
There are many poets,
Some much better than me
Who are never published
I have a lovely family
They love art but do
Not trumpet their work
They do not walk waving flags
Laudations come their way
But they take it in stride. If they
Became noted I would be
Very happy for them
I would never compete
With them for the most
Honors and I would never
Self-publish and include them
In the process to show how
Generous I am. I have a lot
Of poems, muses and
Meditations and could publish
Hundreds of books, but why?
I have nothing to prove
I seek goodness, my goodness
To others to help lift them
To their potential. I am
Observant and helping those
In need is one of the most
Euphoric things I can do.
I love to sing, but have
No recordings. “Over the
Rainbow” is one of my favorites
And if I have offended anyone
Then “Sorry seems to be
the hardest word”
By Ray Charles and Elton John
Does it for me.
Stanski
September 8, 2022, ^
Steve Haarman 