Poetry is energy
In its highest form expressed
Emotional aikido
Externalizing stress
Analogy or metaphor
In the shadow unexposed
Waiting on a window
To dawn its tattered clothes
Or incited by a lover
That owns our very soul
A place to store our feeling
With pain relief a goal
Perhaps a social commentary
To highlight what we see
Reflecting our perspective
Of our place in history
8/24/08