by Elaine Equi
Emily Dickinson was weird.
Fernando Pessoa was weird.
All poets are weird
even when their poems
try to appear normal.
Macbeth's weird sisters
stirring up trouble's
unsavory soup:
‘Just be yourself
and you'll be king.'
Weird always wins and loses in the end.
Copyright ©:
Elaine Equi
Last updated February 23, 2023