On Poetry

Good, honest poetry isn’t the kind of writing one can force.

It isn’t something one can complete by a set deadline.

It isn’t just a form of art, but a way for the writer to

Share themselves with the people who read their poems.


Good, honest poetry is someone’s emotions put down on paper.

It is their hopes and dreams, their loves and fears disrobed.

It is their inner most secrets; their hearts open and exposed.

It is they, themselves, displayed for all the world to see.