Letter To a Poet

Freestyle to Quatrain **Letter to a Poet** Langston Hughes inspired me as a young man with "Daybreak in Alabama". A plea for racial equality, his words meant so much to me and still do! most times funny and witty, bringing out humor when times were ****ty! Tupac Shakur has had a huge impact in my life! His message opposite from mine, from different sides of the track! I remember the first time I read "A Rose That Grew From Concrete" "Jada" and "When Ure Hero Falls" I remember the conviction, I felt he was falsely accused! But controversy never shook his convictions, In rap he took refuge! Can you see the common theme of what inspired me the most? An ambitious white boy with a dream open mic nights from coast to coast. Lewis Carroll, Emily Dickinson William Shakespeare and Walt Whitman! Poems like "Jabberwocky" and "Oh Captain! My Captain" I've had inspiration a plenty from a variety of minds. I found my muse in my twenties, guess the stars had aligned! Although she is not famous much like myself! poetically she's a genius triggering emotions I'd never felt Collaborations, late night sessions helped a novice reach a new plateau! Poetry is my release, my confession! So my favorite poet is you, Consuelo!! Written for for the "Letters to Poets" contest sponsored by Monterey Sirak.