What does a poet do?...

by Sanna Akram
15th November 2015

When words fail him, what does a poet do?

 

When his heart casts him out of the world of words,

When words seem to never make sense

What does a poet do?

 

Where does he turn when life seems dark,

Where does he search for light?

When the ink dries,

What does a poet do?

 

How does he compose himself,

When the art has been destroyed.

His soul has stopped seeking,

The beautiful essence of words.

 

He is distraught,

And has not a pen to help him.

What does a poet do

When he is overcome by this poetic deprivation.

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