THE EDITS

You really should get a censor
allow another to assess your art.
Experience an editor,
understand how others express themselves
– and take notes.

You should have a sense
of those taking in your art,
appreciate that your first try
isn’t always the best,
– might, in fact,
uncover what you most want to hide.

And maybe that’s what you’re going for.
Maybe you don’t think the first leaf
is the best
or the most beautiful
but the most honest
even if that honesty is ill-conceived
and built on ignorance.

Maybe you do know best
Despite yourself.

If so,
Please forgive this first draft
and then delete it
and then
wait a moment
for the next.