Original

No more copies
The originals will do
Loose leaf individuals
And a carbon or two....

I am the source
Of all that happens to me
am I? or do I?
Just bear the happening...

A bit unusual
Obscure, in a way
That belongs to no one
Save the entire population., , ,

I am a human being-
without pigmentation
Absorbing all rays
Or else while the chaste
Reflecting all shades...

Mostly, I am present
When I seem to be
Nothing more than a figure
Behind closed doors...

Overdrawn on art and poetry
What price haven't I paid?
All but the currency
Of a sacrifice mislaid...

Back to the living
Dying wouldn't stick
Though I longed for it ardently
Like any other masochist...

Who cannot stand to be
Less than immortal
At all times, partially,
A short coming is fatal...

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poem by Romeo Della Valle
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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