Poems are eyes

And pictures.

A scene you were not present for

But still somehow lived.

It is a fallen leaf

On the other side of the world.

On a different spot on the timeline.

It is a broken heart

And courage.

It is every solid thing

And everything felt.

It's sounds and colors.

Poetry is what stands between some and the loony bin.

Because there is no other way to claim you've seen

And felt what you have not.

And the only way to claim a raven like a writing desk

Is to say that it is poetry.

Poems are the sixth sense.

Allowing you to see the magic of everyday life.

To taste Autumn.

To feel the color red.

To hear the whispers of flowers.

Smell comfort.

Feel a moment as if it were satin between your fingers.

Poetry is a soul written on paper

Trying to tell its tale.

Poetry is a soul living another's tale

Because  the moment it is read it becomes its own.