interview joe
start
are you smo or joe
who is smo
you are not seen in public very often
are you a crab
hermit
your work divides opinion
what is an opinion
you are known to offend people
really
yes
in what way
you are very rude at times
the only time words might hurt you is when you drop a dictionary on your foot
sticks and stones
sticks and stones
sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me
what is your name terry
malcolm
you are seen as arrogant much of the time
by whom
many people
i am not arrogant far from it
then what are you
i am a poet and on occasions write dialogues such as the one you are reading
you are very difficult to interview
i am am answering your questions terry
my name is malcolm
that is the sole purpose of an interview
many say that you have right wing views
i tend to play in midfield
many people are uncomfortable with your descriptions of them
the gay community for one
you use words to insult them
really
a great number of people insult themselves
explain
a great number of people insult themselves
why are you holding a mirror joe
smo
why are you holding a mirror smo
joe
i have a mirror in my possession as i tend to hand them out
why i am sure that many people own mirrors
but do they really see themselves
they must do as that is the function of a mirror
do they
yes
if i handed you this mirror what would you see
my reflection
that is incorrect
explain
i once said that i am just your reflection
i remember that
i once said i am just your reflection and if you do not like what you see then turn away
i consider that arrogant joe
it is
then why did you say it
because it is true
if one looks at their reflection then they see what they want to see
your reflection lies
that is as obvious as god
what i am saying is that my poetry acts as your reflection
often this offends you
you try to understand why it offends you
but do not achieve this
so my advice to you is to turn away until such time as you favour and understand your reflection
do you think you are a great poet
not really as although i am tall i am not a large person
many say that you do not have a style
what is a style i just put certain words in a certain order that is it
when did you first discover you were a poet
about four seconds ago
thank you terry
malcolm
thank you malcolm terry
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