A Poet's Creed by Borges

We felt this reading was best for it's statements, the meaning of the article was embedded in them. I am going to write the statements I felt contribute most to the idea of the article. First off, the piece of writing is Borges creed for the poet. The major points are:

"poetry is ones own religion" - we write what we know, and it is our religion.
"We remember a time when we did not exist and foresee a time when we shall be dead" - present is timeless because it is what we are existing in. All we know is that we will die one day.
" We have many memories but will remember the one day we discover who we are" - self explanatory and brilliant!
WE ARE MODERN! and don't think so hard on metaphors, everything is a metaophor.

These idea's of Borges are HIS religion, hence since some of us might not agree on his ideas, it makes poetry one's own religion. I felt Borges was really trying to get us to see we are our own life. We are individuals and each have a different type of life. There are different trends we see in many "religions", but not in all. Example, Purple Patches...the idea that you do what you do just to get the recognition.

All in all... BE LOYAL TO YOURSELF, worship your life!