If I Were Brave

I would write nothing but poetry such as this
Well, that and a lot of good essays.
And a short story or two every now and again.
Plus maybe a book.

If I were brave
I would write nothing but poetry such as this:

The First Rule
of Sinhalese
Architecture

Never build three doors
in a straight line
A devil might rush
through them
deep into your house,
into your life

by Michael Ondaatje (1998)