Poems of the Errant Knight
by Michael Mahoney
Category: Poetry

THIS BOOK CONTAINS BITS OF MY HEART AND SOUL THAT I WAS NOT SURE I WANTED THE WORLD TO SEE, HOWEVER, AT THE URGING OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY I SHALL BEAR THE EMOTIONS, HEARTACHE, PAIN, JOY, AND LOVE I HAVE FELT THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. I HAVE LENT MY EAR TO MANY AND HAVE WRITTEN THE STORIES OF LIVES NOT UNLIKE YOUR OWN. I AM BY NO MEANS A SCHOLAR, NOR DO I PROFESS TO BE A GREAT POET. I HAVE WRITTEN THIS BOOK IN SUCH A MANNER THAT EVEN THOSE OF YOU WHO DON’T LIKE POETRY, SUCH AS THE NEW GENRE OF ABSTRACT STYLES, COULD RELATE TO THE PICTURES I TRY TO PAINT WITH MY WORDS. I MUST WARN YOU THAT IF YOU ARE READING THIS BOOK TO ESCAPE THE TRAGEDIES OF OUR EVERY DAY LIVES, YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED, FOR THAT IS WHAT THE BOOK PRIMARILY DEALS WITH. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A RIDE ON AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER, YOU’RE IN LUCK, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT MANY OF MY READERS HAVE CALLED MY WRITING. A FEW OF THESE POEMS MAY OFFEND SOME PEOPLE, IF THEY DO; I APOLOGIZE. MANY OF THESE POEMS MAY BRING A TEAR OR TWO; IF THEY DO I AM PLEASED THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD THE PAIN OR DESPAIR. I WROTE SOME OF THESE POEMS WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG, SO RHYME AND METER MAY BE OFF OR NON-EXISTENT. TO MY ENGLISH TEACHERS I MUST APOLOGIZE, HOWEVER TO MY PHILOSOPHY TEACHERS WHO TAUGHT ME TO SPEAK MY MIND AND THAT FREE VERSE WAS THE PURE FORM OF POETRY, THANK YOU. I HAVE LIVED BOTH SIDES FROM PAUPER TO KING. THESE ARE BUT A FEW OF THE SONGS I SING.