A POEM FOR POETS
Keep on writing
Keep up the expressions
Keep that fire and passion
And don’t be ashamed ever
To display your essence
The ups and downs
Mistakes and lessons
Fight on poets
For you are more important
Than you know
For we must live and carry on
In order to have more growth
When it comes to poetry
For it is the root
And we are the tree
It is the branch
And we are the leaves
Never give up or quit
Even though at times it seems
Like you’re not making a difference
But if even one piece
One word
One line
That you wrote or spoke
Changed or touched even one life
Then it always worth it
And must spend time
When it comes to this art and craft
To harness and develop it even more
For the aftermath of your works
Must always indicate
Just where exactly you stand at
No matter the night or day
For poetry has a presence and a voice
Both now and always
For you made the choice
To speak and write
What you feel and say
So never lose the fire within
And keep on writing
Until you run out of ink
And even then, just grab another pen
Just start all over again
And write to your heart’s content
Until the very end
For you are poetry
And poetry is you
As this very poem is a tribute
To what you are and do