'Show or Tell' by Donal Mahoney

1/4/2017

Show or Tell

Some poets show.
Others tell.
Poets who show

use metaphor, simile,
rhythm and stories
to paint a picture

readers can see
then decide for themselves.
Poets who tell

are linear folk who
mean well but yell
so readers won’t miss

the cure for society’s problems.
Their straight lines are neon
so readers won’t have to think.

Donal Mahoney

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6/10/2017 04:24:50 am

This is a good poem to show the meaning behind "show and tell". Most people have no decency to keep a secret. They would blurt out someone's secrets faster than they could promise. As poets, we can do the same, but still keep the identity of our friends. We have the power to share and hide information at the same time.

'Show or Tell' by Donal Mahoney

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