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Mikena M Dillard Dec 2014
He sat in a perfect position
as if he planned to die there.
Progressing to captivate me
even more than before.
Such stillness is to be treasured.
Mikena M Dillard Dec 2014
The soft rain drops
coax me into a vexed state
where everything goes away
and I'm left with my dreams
Mikena M Dillard Dec 2014
Splattered clouds
dried and left to remain
spread the road
to a land
of unknown entities.
4:54 11/28
  Dec 2014 Mikena M Dillard
curlygirl
Find a Poet Not a poser, not a "it's just a hobby" poet. Find one who mumbles lines as they scramble for a pen at breakfast; who shakes their head randomly when their thoughts aren't rhyming properly;  who has notebooks stashed around the house that you must never touch.
2. Listen Savor the spoken words, for those are harder to express. Keep in mind that they can't be edited and re-written, and be forgiving when a mistake is made.
3. Read The body speaks as loudly as words on a page do. When their eyes are closed or focused on the ceiling and the fingers are tapping out syllables, recognize the unique process. Respect the need for quiet, because if you look closely, you can read the poem on their face before they write it on the page.
4. Write Write your story together. Grab hold of the pen and hang on as you move across the page of life. Sometimes you will dance across, others you will be dragged. You may have to cross out a word, or a line, or a page, but don't give up. Discouragement is a poet's biggest enemy, inarticulateness their biggest fear. So end each day with a semi-colon, because the story will never end the way you think it will, and there must be room for more. There is always room for more, more words, more laughter, more tears, more love,
When you love a poet.

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