THE WRITE SPACE

                        Some think

                                                            that white space

                                                                                                — devoid of ink –

will     slow     the     pace,

                                                                                                       allowing

thoughts to enter

                           the mind of the reader,

but a word in the

center

is just an impeder

and total distraction.     When made to search

the margins

                                     to carry the thought along

the audience is lost,           left in                                                                                    

the lurch .

the music gets                                                spoiled,                                          

lost is the song.

S t r e t c h e d l i k e t o f f e e, won’t lend poems drama.

When pause is needed,

                                                                               just add a comma.