A Poet's Creed Notes

I would feel some form of betrayal to Borges if I wrote just bullet point notes on this piece -- I am not sure why. There is not much to be said of this reading, though. The focal point of the piece is that there is music in language. Much of it is nostalgic tidbits that he uses to relate his transition from reader to writer, his many literary discoveries whist growing up. He mentions that words were born as metaphors, but in order for any comprehension to occur one must see past the fact that they are metaphors. He speaks of the disguises people wear, his own being writing style, and how there is no need for such a thing. There is only the modern and the natural voice; he believes that falsely altering this voice does no good. Borges speaks also of believing in the stories he writes, that his stories are true to something deeper than mere fact. He closes with his approach to writing: "I try to forget all about myself. I forget about my personal circumstances ... I merely try to convey what the dream is" (119), and leaves us with a Spanish poem he wrote, the meaning of which, he notes, is unimportant, rather it is the music he wants us to hear, to feel.