Tuesday, October 13, 2020

A Poet's Duty

A poet’s duty’s to herself,

To translate what she’s thinking

From random gut reactions

Into words that merit inking.

 

Her purpose doesn’t thus depend

On anyone’s opinion

For on the page, her choices form

The core of her dominion.

 

She is the queen of all she writes

And bows to no one’s censure.

Her pencil leads to paths where others

Might not choose to venture.

 

Some poets crave renown and hope

The whole world will be smitten,

But I have done my duty when

I like the words I’ve written.

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