Poet’s Craft
When I am bleeding,
does your page reek with blood?
When I am crying,
can you taste the salty stains?
When I hunger,
does your stomach growl?
When I laugh,
does your face smile?
If yes, Poetry.
Rejoicing,
do you celebrate along?
In my isolation ,
do you recognize your own,
and that together,
we really aren’t alone?
When aflame in passion’s grip,
are you pain’d or warm’ d – or both?
In my pondering,
does your head spin
or want to cry out your answer?
If yes,
then we have successfully completed the requirements of the Poetic Craft.
by Cactus Jack McCarty 5/6/96
Notice, I didn’t let my form get in the way of what I had to say, like Buck recommended.