POETRY IS

Poetry is the enriched well
where the epicenter of spirit
and soul live and dance
on heavens blue firmament.

Poetry is the home of aesthetics and code;
Hidden like messages in freed slaves hymns.
Poetry is the colorful kaleidoscope of lyrics and realism.

Poetry is my sounding board to
the world around me.

Desert –

War –

Living –

Embracing –

Poetry is the speaker that vibrates
an afferent sound.
Poetry is collectively my truth
and the captured clippings
of minuscule moments.
Two fingers pressed against
my poetic pulse and I see that
I am living, breathing,
heart pumping, thinking,
tasting, and smelling.

Desert –

War –

Living –

Embracing –

What poetry is.