Poets

Why do poets take such pains to create something so hard to understand? Do they purposely try to cover deep truths with big words and fancy phrases? Why not just say what they want us to know and be done with it? But wait, you say? Take some time to just sit with a poem…….. just sit and think……… and allow the poem to seep in through locked pores and closed heart. Perhaps a softening around the tough edges of your psyche; A word or two opening a space in the deep places of your soul. But be careful Lest a door fly open shattering closely held opinions Exploding the chaos and clutter of your life. And in the rubble left behind…….. the quiet and dark…….. A small light Introducing you to yourself.