The Dying Art of Poetry

(Written for Carol's WHO WHAT WHERE contest) So what motivates me to write things down? Well, the things in this world that are all around Feelings, stories, music, and love You could write about any of the above! When the hours fly out of the clock And I’m stuck in a deep writer’s block I read Rimbaud and Rilke all through the night They usually give me inspiration to write Sometimes poetry is the only way we can feel We write things down just to make sure we’re real Some stories are true and some are not When you think about it, words are all we’ve got Poetry is sadly a dying art I don’t know where to start People just want something that will entertain And with poetry they have to use their brain And that’s motivation enough for me