The Poet

I am a poet
I was not born a poet
But when I look around
Poet, I become

I discover things
Good and bad
But powerless to change them
Then I act a poet

So I write and denounce evils
I uncover the covered
To make you learn and think
To change subtle hearts

Poem by Mugisho N Theophile
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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