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Finally. I'd been striving for a one word poem. After achieving it, I wanted a no word poem. Here it is. I guess this is no longer mine, but ours.

"The Invisible Poem" was selected as the Daily.
I'm humbled... to say nothing.
But I believe a response is necessary.
To all those who liked, loved and commented, I say thank you. I've read all you've written, and most of it is very creative and complimentary.
There are others, detractors, who claim "*******," etc.
Well of course, this only begs the question, "What is poetry?"
I can't answer that. I've written on it. But what I do know is what poetry should do. Its purpose.
If a poem should arouse emotions, bad or good, make people think, have people want to write, to express themselves (and I believe I'm on the mark here), then, anything can be a poem. Even a page with lines on it.
Thanks again to all the readers.
And if you're still *******, don't attack me... go after Elliot. :)
How to stop time: kiss.
How to travel in time: read.
How to escape time: music.
How to feel time: write.
How to release time: breathe.

-Matt Haig
Yet, so relatable.
Most I know want something more
What? They aren’t sure
If they knew they’d tell me
“I wanna be a Mother”
or
“I want to be an astronaut”
But they don’t know, so
I don’t know

Most I know are scared of the world
The world is going to attack them;
fall in on them, squash them
It will come as they see it
It will come as an immigrant child, or,
It will come as Donald Trump

Well I’m not afraid of these things
And if either these
Dare block my path
I’ll shove them to the side
I will get on with it
Because I am stronger than those things
My words don’t make me weak
If yours do, you’re using them wrong
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