Poetry?
Isn't that just writing with no rules?
The chance to speak one's mind
Without fear of wasting time
On punctuation and etiquette.
Imagine all that one could express.
Their thoughts unhindered, flowing freely.
How useful is this drabble, though?
What is there to gain from this free-flow?
I question:
Can poetry even convey a concept?
So short, so simple
Built on raw emotions
But wrapped in elusive phrasing.
The true meaning locked to everyone but the creator.
I proclaim:
Poetry is not meant to be read.
It is meant to be written.
What the reader sees is simply a by-product of what was felt.
Therefore, the purpose of poetry is to surrender to oneself.
To one's thoughts, feelings, fears, dreams
And anything and everything in-between.
All while knowing, accepting
That the only person who will understand you
Is you.