Afraid to be a Poet
How great it is to be a poet! Poetry, a special gift to a privileged few A powerful tool of communication A sacred revelation of reality in symbols But I am afraid to be a poet Afraid, if imagination is all that is in poetry Afraid, if fantasy is all that is in poetry Afraid, if idealism is all that is there Afraid, if pessimism and sadism is all that is there Much worse, afraid, if suicide is the death most poets prefer Written November 29th, 2001 © on Nov 29 2001 03:39 AM PST 0 • 1
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