How To Write A Poem

Reach deep into your soul
And pluck out
The apple of your heart.
Now grind out the juice
Of your very lifeblood
And crush your
Greatest thoughts,
Wishes
Dreams
Into inky pitch…

Now dip in
The pen woven
Of the strength of your sinews
And every bit
Of iron in your bones.
The ink will burn like acid      
As it scrapes across
Your delicate skin,
A sharp needle
Studding a tattoo
Of scrambled syllables
And mixed-up meter,
Smearing out
A crazy conglomeration
That you can only hope
Will come out beautiful…

This is how
To write a poem.