A Poet's Mind

There's a lot of pages to read Before you know a book, But a poet's life is guessed With just one look. You scan through the pages, Only hoping to find One painful or cheery moment That shouts the poet's mind. It's an enjoyment to many To see what a poet has known. It brings shadows of life, So you can forget your own. Pages of happiness and misery, Pages you continue to turn, Pages of someone else's life That you feel you must learn. Leaf after leaf, You need the desire To see what it's like To live in someone else's fire.