- Non-Erotic Poetry
- A Short Essay on the Poet
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Click hereIt's a frightening thing to let someone else
See the world through your eyes.
That's what we poets do, but it's not always easy.
Whenever you let someone, anyone, see your scribblings,
You immediately leave yourself wide open to ridicule,
Or, what's worse, indifference.
As a poet, you strive to come up with
The perfect words to express yourself.
If you're like me, you're your own worst critic.
By the time your works suits you,
There are a lot of words scratched out
Maybe some crumpled papers lying about.
Everytime I let someone read what I've done,
I tremble inwardly with a mixture of fear and excitement.
Will they love it, as I do, or cast it off, with a "that's nice"?
Perhaps it would be easier to keep our work
To ourselves, but after a time could we accurately
Judge what we've done?
Since each poem is like a child to its creator,
I think not.
To grow, we must share what we've done with
Others, poets or no.
Life is not painless by any means,
And our poetry is our life.
- COMMENTS
DarkAurther6969almost 4 years agoI feel it's the same with stories I feel the same way Towards my Stories Creations that is why I take my time and Great Care in Creating Not Only my stories but also My Characters in my stories which includes but Not Limited to doing a Grammar Check. And doing my best to keep thigs as Constant as I can.
duddle146over 17 years agoSometimes our creative efforts can't be looked at as our child. Sometimes the best we can do is call them our step-children.
LeBrozover 17 years agoA short prose poem about being a poet
And sharing the things that you've written.
