Acceptance

Poems – rhyming or Free verse – straightforward, Which paint a picture That make us laugh or cry, That strike a chord within us! Not ordinary! Not untaught Or unlearned! None of those! I used to think that others Were on a higher plane, That only abstractions, (Words, ideas, strung together In concepts a mystery to me, Forming no connections In my more linear mind), Were “real”, “insightful”! (Deep, obscure, and meaningful Being one and the same) While I, somehow more literal, Must somehow be inferior In intelligence or understanding! But I’ve grown old enough to find That all of us seek meaning differently, That I, writing in clearer, plainer, Less convoluted language, Still can scale the heights and Depths of understanding, Still communicate in simple words Which stir the heart and mind And reflect a deeper meaning For those who wish to see.