The Art of Poetry

There is a time
When your tongue cant talk
When all that you do,
Is watched like a hawk

This is when ink runs black
When paper meets steel
When your mind is on track

Like music, words are formed
Tunnel-vision
Ideas are born
Paper gets crinkled and paper gets torn

But you know in your heart
That poetry is the most ancient of arts
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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