His Butler

His Butler

A Poem by Lexy
"

from the perspective of the apple's face

"
I wonder how the butler felt
when he saw his face
as an apple.
the bowler hat does not fit-
but he made it fit.
For him.
And then his face became...
an apple.

Maybe that's what he got
for loving a surrealist.
But better a surrealist
than an idealist
who never confronts reality.
Whose dreams are brighter
than the ones by those who
know what life doesn't hesitate
to give.
"This doesn't actually happen."

I wonder if he regretted it.
I wonder if he wished
he hadn't stood there.
I wonder if he cut off all ties;
maybe he didn't like apples
or bowler hats
or blue skies.
I wonder if he knew that he would
one day become famous,
though no one would know his face
or his name
or why.

© 2012 Lexy


Author's Note

Lexy
this is an extreme rough draft. i would like your opinion on how to make it better, please :)

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Added on May 12, 2012
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Tags: poetry, perspective, Magritte, surrealism

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Lexy
Lexy

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I'm about to start college in the fall. I love Astronomy, space, and science, and plan on majoring in this (and then spending a lifetime in school). I spend my time watching baseball and writing, and.. more..

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