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Poetic Thoughts - Kyle's Revisions - by C.W. Pruitt II
posted: Oct. 22, 2020

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Kyle's Revisions
On a fall night in 2000 Kyle Andrews and I sat and enjoyed Karenoke at a club on the strip in Broad Ripple. As we sat we wrote poetry as we normally do when in the seated position. As we sat and wrote I saw Karen Irwin (The Queen Of All Karaoke) display an act of kindness to a drunk and aggressive soul who had stumbled into the club.
I then wrote a poem that seemed to me an offshoot from Karen's benevolence. I felt good about my effort, but told Kyle to make any necessary changes and give it a title. (I trust Kyle's poetic gifts far more than my own.) He changed the word 'students' to 'souls'. This served to give the poem better meter and a more transcendental quality. The title he chose was also more perfect than I could have fathomed.
You will find the finished poem below:

A Healer's Lament

When there are no
        more fences left
        to mend

When there are no
        more apologies left
        to send

When there are no
        more goals left
        to reach

        &

When there are no
        more souls left
        to teach
                then
You are finished.
You can go home now.

C.W. Pruitt II & Kyle Andrews
Nov 28, 2000



cw@broadripplegazette.com
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