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I am a poet And my world is my own No ingestion of substance can compare I am a poet My senses I hone How else can I color them to share I am a poet My pain is my pride My wounds bleed raw on a page I am a poet My hope burns alive Experiences transform me to a sage I am a poet I overflow with love I accept all for who and what they are I am a poet Who needs not a shove To weave a story in whimsy from afar I am a poet My passion rules the mind However logical I pretend to be I am a poet I coax the words in kind Filled with feelings only memory can see I am a poet I see the verse as yet untold I bathe pages from the beauty of a look I am a poet My pen leads to my soul There is intrigue in every shadowed nook I am a poet
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Mar 16, 2014
Mar 16, 2014 at 1:28 AM UTC
I Am a Poet
I am a poet And my world is my own No ingestion of substance can compare I am a poet My senses I hone How else can I color them to share I am a poet My pain is my pride My wounds bleed raw on a page I am a poet My hope burns alive Experiences transform me to a sage I am a poet I overflow with love I accept all for who and what they are I am a poet Who needs not a shove To weave a story in whimsy from afar I am a poet My passion rules the mind However logical I pretend to be I am a poet I coax the words in kind Filled with feelings only memory can see I am a poet I see the verse as yet untold I bathe pages from the beauty of a look I am a poet My pen leads to my soul There is intrigue in every shadowed nook I am a poet
31614 I do believe I have been inspired by the glorious brainchild of  Harriet Tecumsah Watt:  You Know You're a poet when...
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Mar 16, 2014
Mar 16, 2014 at 1:28 AM UTC
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