The Poet's Challenge

The Poet's Challenge

Hormones mounting, ever raging;
Words are aching to be said;
Poems screaming to be written;
Pages waiting to be read;

Hearts are eager to be dreaming;
Souls aspiring to write;
Memories beg to be recorded;
Thoughts are straining to take flight;

Death is lurking in the shadows,
Tears are waiting to be shed;
Muscles tense beneath the trauma;
Minds are throbbing at the dread.

True love longs to be remembered,
And forget the crippling pain;
Lovers wish to mend their hearts,
So they can dare to love again.

Moonbeams seek to stir emotions;
Stardust twinkles in the eyes;
And a glance inspires dreaming,
Under starry, moonlit skies.

Muses strive to fill the stillness,
Implements desire to dance
In the hands of sweet abandon
Penning down a wild romance.

Now, dear poet, take the challenge;
Hone this talent so renown;
Feel the waves that spiral through you,
Then go write the poem down.


JMariah