what gauge do you use to measure your poetry

i like it best when my mind it reflects

yet
so few of the poems true to me
are the ones that others find "like"-worthy

when i read the lines of others
etched into the wrinkles on their face

it speaks to me

because i have the same worries etched into my brow

when others read my words
perhaps
that which resonates with them is what draws them the most

thus
the best poetry is a reflection on others?

(it demands letting go of yourself)