What Is a Poem?
Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
by Jessie I Snyder
TRUE INSPIRATIONS
I once was asked the question,
“What is a poem supposed to do?”
Yet, I did not have an answer,
Not even a single clue.
So here’s something to think about,
If you stripped away the rhymes and similes
The alliteration and everything
That associates a poem with poetry.
You would have the bear essentials
You would have the poet’s thoughts
A poem can make you smile
When you are feeling blue;
A poem can provide an answer
When you don’t know what else to do;
A poem can make you cry
And not even know the reason why?
A poem is full of emotion
Like the waves of an ocean.
A poem can give you hope
And make your dreams come true.
A poem can give you courage
To tell someone, “I Love you.”
So I came to the realization
That a poem is nothing but a doorway
Looking into to human soul
A poem is just a prediction
On how it will affect you
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