the poet i am

the poet i am
met the poet i
was and they both
laugh and condescend,
pretend to understand
the other - my past and
who i am becoming the
poet i am and yet
still am the
poet i was
i saw poet
-ic forms
as shadows
on the walls.

i stalled and
missed the bus
but found a poem
by the river
while walking
to the book
store.

this isn't it.