A Poetic Conscience

Dan Cwiak - Dedicated to *** Constance *** The Rambling Poet's work titled: Throbbing With Life In thinking of a contest poem with ~~~ RULES ~~~ Consideration must be given to them, Or the poetry written will not fit Under their *** UMBRELLA *** Lonely, the poet feels encumbered by Doing his work for such a ~~~ CONTEST ~~~ Nothing else can upset the delicate balance Of words, rhyme, and *** METER *** To enter a contest is a challenge For any poet to attempt ~~~ YET ~~~ In so far as subscribing to the rules Necessary, he must make the effort with Devotion, thought, and ***STRONG WILL *** This is the strength of the poet's Heart as a writer and wordsmith, Endeavoring to complete his ~~~ TASK ~~~ When I try to write something clever Or get on with my writing as a *** QUEST *** Rigid are the thoughts that cross my mind, Descriptive are those that only ~~~ ESCAPE ~~~ Such that I am mindful of the burden laid upon me. To some, it may come easily to their *** BEING *** Others, like me, have a more difficult task as the Disharmony of thoughts, words, and feelings Evolve into an imperfect type of ~~~ PERFECTION ~~~ Very often, the expressions are only those Of the emotional guilt I may have for the subject. Too often, however, I begin to use *** Poetic License *** Even though, I should not take that liberty. To those who can claim the poet's glib words, Or the gift that they have, often proceed to ~~~ GIVE ~~~ Yet, such is my life as poet. Such is the ~~~ CONSCIENCE ~~~ Of my soul. Oh, but to shed myself of these thoughts, Under the banner of the poetry that I *** WRITE ***