how to be a poet

 
 
 
never wave the white  
flag of sanity.  
 
when you enter a room,  
be the odd person out  
 
...and when you leave,  
give them something  
to talk about.  
 
when they think they  
have defined you,  
 
change the narrative  
of your work.  
 
when they think they  
have cornered
you,
 
laugh,  
 
knowing that you have  
the key to unlock any  
cage at the tip  
of your  
pen.