“The uniqueness of poetry
is that
it deals with the
interior life,”
he read.
That being said,
it may reveal peace,
contentment, serenity
but those words do harbor
conflict, demons, strife
in that interior life.
And, perhaps, that’s why
some embrace it
as devoted readers
or serious writers of verse
for what it will reveal
while others reject it with
a wave so terse
and run from it
for what all their life
is worth.