What Poets Know

Location

 A poet knows There are one thousand ways to tell a lieAnd only one way to tell the truthA poet knows That sometimes a lie makes a better storyThan any truth ever wouldA poet knows that people speak Sometimes without thought or purposeBut simply because mouths must move And words must find a way to stay aliveA poet knows That to all stories there are three partsAnd that every story must end eventuallyBut what a poet does not knowIs how hearts work or how time passesWithout any sort of notice until the pagesAfter the bookmark simply become lessAnd lessUntil there is one And then a sentenceThat ends with a period. 

Comments

alongeko

I dig it.

Additional Resources

Get AI Feedback on your poem

Interested in feedback on your poem? Try our AI Feedback tool.
 

 

If You Need Support

If you ever need help or support, we trust CrisisTextline.org for people dealing with depression. Text HOME to 741741