Walker Evans
By
JD DeHart
Need to Know Basis
It’s a door slammed
on reason, a finger closed
in the splintering light,
reaching forward, prodding,
the book is shut.
Maybe I don’t need to know
everything. Maybe being
rude in the name of speaking
your mind is a stumble
on the path to wisdom.
But there is beauty in
asking the right questions
for the right reasons.
Take These Things You’ve Learned
Take this lesson
and give it wings. It
was intended to stay
perched in its cage.
Do not let it wither
like a week-old rose
or dry up like the ground
in a rainless July.
Do not let an author’s
words ignite you in
one moment, and then
let passing out the door
splash a cold stream
on your indignation.
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