poetry offers a duality
it allows for volatile articulation
to ooze onto a parchment
at times with ease
other moments permit
melted metal words
to form together
at a foundry to manifest
a hard shell to obliterate
any misfortune
that may dismiss fortitude
the bottom line
poems are letters
i scribe at times
for those i adore
or even loath
absence structure
it\’s the formation
of strung letters bunched
to form individual chunks
each cluster is the antidote
to purge my tortured
spirit from the vast demons
that haunt me
however, i must admit
poetry affords me appreciation
of adoration and illumination
how the manifestation
through my life
has transformed
from pure pitch
to the ultimate iridescent
and mirth
it\’s completely mesmerized
and at times rendered
me speechless
*Title Quote: Georgia Melaris
CCIQ Press 