The Awakening
Poets paint pictures
with ink and a palette of expressive words.
Drawing emotions, by coloring outside the lines;
scribbling thoughts onto the page.
A poet has the ability
to make the reader feel, as they connect
with what the words are conveying.
Without poets and poetry,
words are only splashes of ink on a page,
and slip into oblivion, without making a sound.
But poets imbue words with an abstract dialect
like the crying strings of a violin,
or the thump of a broken, beating heart;
supplying the catalyst that sparks further thoughts.
You cannot glean hope from fantasies,
and so, poets speak of life
with words that reflect reality;
in the empty spaces between the lines.
It takes a poet to pen the ambiance
that allows the reader to feel the words
refined for their nuances and meaning.
Poetry explores truths and taboos openly
for the perusal of the world.
Doors are left ajar, windows cracked, and closets aired out,
as ink flows from the poet's pen;
and the awakening begins, as the words turn on the light.
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