Poem
John Hegley
Being is believing
Being is believing
Being is believing
I believe in you.I believe in you
being close to me.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly
just not today.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly
just not today
because sometimes
I need to be with myself alone
all the better to be with you
more intimately.
© 2012, John Hegley
From: Peace, Love and Potatoes
Publisher: Serpent\'s Tail, London
From: Peace, Love and Potatoes
Publisher: Serpent\'s Tail, London
John Hegley
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1953)
John Hegley is one of the few poets in the UK who is likely to be recognised in the street and his poetry is just as distinctive. A poet, editor, comedian, musician, songwriter and much more, he finds poetry in the everyday and wants to put it back there. He writes for adults and children and has published nearly 20 books in a career spanning four decades. A popular performer, he appears regula...
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Close
Being is believing
I believe in you.I believe in you
being close to me.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly
just not today.
I believe in you being close to me
intimately, regularly
just not today
because sometimes
I need to be with myself alone
all the better to be with you
more intimately.
From: Peace, Love and Potatoes
Being is believing
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