but Hollywood-fed,
Moskowitz
loves to create.
His defiant, contrary
iconoclasm remains
his preemptive
defense against rejection.
His modesty prevents him
from self-identification
as an artist;
his ego deludes him
into foisting his therapy
onto an unsuspecting world
and calling it art.
He is a married,
Mexican,
post-theistic
Christian
existentialist.
[Written in response to Kelli Simpson's prompt at Words Count with Mama Zen at Real Toads. ]
Your second and third stanzas make me smile. :)
ReplyDeleteall that and more - I'd be willing to bet
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh out loud, Mosk. Just outstanding.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of us can identify with that third stanza :D
ReplyDeleteIt's taken me a long time to call myself a poet. You may not call yourself an artist, but that does not change the fact that you are one.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting man,,,thanks so much for the introduction,,"his preemptive defence against rejection", I can relate to those words,,,
ReplyDeleteSimply great... and yes we are poets and have things in common... easy to relate to most except the mexican...
ReplyDeleteLove that second stanza :D
ReplyDeleteCalifornia born, this girl loves this. My favorite lines:
ReplyDeletehis ego deludes him
into foisting his therapy
onto an unsuspecting world
and calling it art
Oh, yeah.
I like the flow of this piece. The short lines made the words stand out more. Well done.
ReplyDeleteYour third stanza had me nodding...I wonder how many of us feel this way! I love your bio, Mosk!
ReplyDeleteOh, I like the sound of him! I'd read that book for sure.
ReplyDelete"his ego deludes him
ReplyDeleteinto foisting his therapy
onto an unsuspecting world
and calling it art"
Ha. :)
Wow, what an interesting mixture you are - as are we all, if we stop to analyse.
ReplyDeleteLots of grunt and flourish in this one. A smiler.
ReplyDeleteI could sit around a fire with your first stanza and tell each other stories for days and days and nights... Love it.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a moniker, and an interesting self portrait
ReplyDeleteReally like this. Self-awareness is a powerful thing.
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