poets are the way they are

poets are the way they are
because they were born that way
they are the sensitive souls
crying out to be heard

the rapt attention given
to their own feelings
easily spills onto the page
emerging from the very core
of their being

poets take the world seriously
while still being able to
laugh at themselves from
time to time and they are driven
to do what they do

poets are the way they are-
they believe in the beauty of their dreams