The Soul Selects

The soul selects

her own society–

then shuts the door.

Emily Dickinson

Perhaps she may

have opened the way

for poets today

to say what they say.

We select a few

for our good friends too,

ostracize the rest.

Hiding may be best.

She was exclusive,

sometimes abusive.

But, being obscure

is private for sure.

If you penetrate

our poems, that’s great.

Walt Abbott–6-29-2010