Shaping

They say that writing
is shaping reality with words.
Sometimes all I see is a pen,
twitching on paper.
Sometimes all I see are
small round lenses,
a fastidious professor,
masticating on words
scrawled on a board.
But I have to/want to
believe
there is some shaping
to the art.

JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available from RedDashboard. Much more on JD DeHart can be found via his web site by clicking here…