WHY DO POETS WRITE?

To Keep in Touch
with God and Soul

To Keep The Heart
From Growing Old

To Nourish Love
with Pain and Sorrow

To Keep The Cares
From Losing Ground

To Keep The Faith
When Days are Long

To Let The Spirit
Speak in Rhymes

To Say a Prayer
in Words I Knew

To Give Thanks
I am Here with You.

A Poeatreeman

The Lines I Write
Let it Speak of Love

The Lines I use

Let it Not Be
Just Words I Write

Let it Say
I Spoke of Life

Let it Show
How I Lived My Life

Let it Be
Known I am Human

Know
I am Judged By One

Not By any Human

Less They
Judged Themselves

They Will See Their Self.

A Poet's Note

Why Do Poets Write

To Keep Despair
From Breaking Ground

To Keep Hope
From Dwindling Down

To Keep Cares
From Feeling Not

To Keep Tears
From Drying Up

To Keep Happiness
From Sorrows Hurt

To Keep Pain
From Getting Worse

To Keep Faith
From Breaking Down

To Keep Love
From Losing Heart

To Keep Myself
From Cracking Up

To Keep It All
From Falling Apart.

Edgar Allan Prieto
12/16/97
Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto