A Poem

Whenever lacking divine inspiration Just use your vivid imagination Leaving room for interpretation While giving life to your own creation A poem is what we feel inside A glimpse of us we cannot hide It tells of all the tears we've cried And heartfelt pain we can't abide We often write of a broken smile Or a love gone lost in blind denial The words reflect the poet's style And makes the gift they share worthwhile A naked soul and an open heart Is all that's needed for a poem's start A piece of us is torn apart Til we release this thing called art A treasure hidden inside our souls Released to pen and paper scrolls A burden that our heart controls A prisoner that our mind paroles