People write poetry
As though it is a story
With a lot of spaces in
Between the
Words
That's not wrong
That doesn't mean it's right
Poetry is not my life
Spaced down the center
Of a page
Poetry is not a paragraph
Split into a hundred pieces
Poetry does not have to rhyme
Does not even have to be rhythmic
But it should be beautiful
To the ear
Poetry can be a story
But it should also be
Poetic
A beautiful twisting of words
That creates
Romance
And dreams
And fear
Poetry can create the confusion
Of thoughts
Or the vision of one
In love
Poetry can be anything
Really
But when I hear a poem
You hear a poem
It should make you
Stop
Think
And hear it again