All kinds of poetry people in the world…
from grassroots to snobs, from ambitious
to those who don’t care about fame
those who write for family and friends
and those who write for the world
open and closed-minded, believe it or not
“normal” and “disturbed,” rich and poor, bankers,
elderly, kids, the middle class and garbage men
I don’t know where I fit in, except I strive
for clarity, depth, and a sense of mystery
and I write about freedom and justice…
and for those who care to hear my voice
and who seek greater knowledge
of the transcendent
and for those who need
to hear a voice that is reaching for the truth
for those who need to hear a voice that delves
into the darkness and the light
All kinds of poets, in the world
those who seek spaces and silence
between the worlds
who understand that stories
underlying stories underlying
stories in verse, a kind of complexity
that decipherable if one takes the time
all kinds of poets, those who focus
on themselves, those who care more
about exploring the depth of others
Those way say God, or reveal
the Higher Power in all true
and courageous, and mysterious
and loving, reality, along with its beauty
sometimes blinding in its effect