If I Were the Last Shakespeare

Photography by Nihad

 If I were the last Shakespeare,
My final act will be a soliloquy
About the emerald in your eyes.
I, the bad word in our oxymoron;
You, the word with absurdly
Impossible possibilities.

If I were the last Shakespeare,
I would conjure your elements
In a final scene, words crashing
At your luscious remembrance,
Full of Like’s and be’s 
Of indefinite finalities.

If I were the last Shakespeare,
My downfall an imminent end,
I’d exit where your words begin,
Then leave you to muse alone
With analogies and parodies 
And sweet-sounding eulogies.
 

Reviews

[Natasha Ashway]

"I, the bad word in our oxymoron;
You, the word with absurdly
Impossible possibilities."

Wit is a gift! Quick circles - nifty swift, hooking words and worlds together in clever wisps.
I'd love to watch you think and write! And then again, I'd love to watch you watch people.

I've quoted my favorite lines in your poem. Because here we have a timeless concept - the bad boy and the complex girl; and renewed expression - the world of morals a dictionary that makes them an anomaly.

Reading clever writing is like learning a new and yet familiar mini-language - the thoughts of the poet, appreciating, savoring.

Well, I have enjoyed this. Thank you! Looking forward to more!

[Nan]

If I were the last Shakespeare
the seeds of love sown in this heart
could never make words serve
as well as this poet has

[Nick Erickson]

Reading this once - then twice brought a smile to my face and laughter to my mouth.
The flow and rhyme in this is excellent, with words meshing together in new and mesmerizing ways.
Well done.

[Gandré]

This was original and and an evidence of your talent; always something different, always between seduction and innocence. Loved it!!!