詩は愛に似ている

最近、宇野千代さんの「普段着の生きていく私」という本を読んでいるのですが、いい文を書きたい、いい恋をしたい、と思わせてくれます。（それに、笑えるし、元気も出る！）そこで、こんな詩できました。

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詩は愛に似ている


詩を詩としたらしめるものは何か
他の文章と何が違うというのか

愛を愛としたらしめるものは何か
他の感情と何が違うというのか

改行して　見た目を良くし、
リズム揃えて　耳障りを良くし、
比喩を用いて　美しいイメージを描く
それで　詩のようには、なる
でも　それは本物かどうか

着飾って　見た目を良くし、
甘い言葉で　耳障りを良くし、
優しい約束で　未来のイメージを描く
それで　愛のようには、なる
でも　それは本物かどうか

本物の詩が　あなたと出会う時、
本物の愛が　あなたと出会う時、
あなたはそれ以前のあなたよりも
もっと、あなたらしいあなたになる

我が詩よ、愛に似たものであれ
我が愛よ、詩に似たものであれ

Poetry is much like love

I've been reading Chiyo Uno's book and it's inspiring me to write well and love well. (It also makes me laugh and empowered!)

So here I wrote another poem.

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Poetry is much like love


What makes a poem a poem?
How different is it
from other writings?

What makes love love?
How different is it
from other feelings?

Changing lines,
as to appeal visually
Rhyming words,
as to please audibly
Using metaphors,
as to paint a beautiful imagery

All that would give it an
appearance of a poem
...but is it really?

Dressing up,
as to appeal visually
Sweet-nothings,
as to please audibly
Making nice promises,
as to paint a future imagery

All that would give it an
appearance of love
...but is it really?

When a real poem finds you, or
when real love finds you,
the more like yourself you'll become
than you ever have before then

May my poems be much like love,
may my love be much like a poem