The Architect’s Lament by John Daugherty
I am the architect of this poem
My blueprints say that
It is a meta plan
I hope you enjoy my design.
Now I envisioned this poem
As a two story
My story
Meets your story.
But this poem is now your home
You can redecorate it
You can put the fourth wall back up
You can tear the whole thing down
And build that sonnet you always wanted.
But if you tear down my poem
Don’t come by my office
Don’t tell me you did it
Let me pull the blueprint
Out of its tube
Once in a while
And smile.
John Daugherty is an emerging poet and visual artist from Texas. His work has been performed on the Ripples in Space podcast and published in Rue Scribe, Clementine Unbound, Down in the Dirt, Havik, and Flash Fiction Magazine.