Poets are diverse as long as their styles and tones of  messages are concerned. Over the years, some poets have shared with me  privately their works written in depressed mood or with guilty, but I have responded them with empathy. For the ability to express ones self by way of writing is therapeutic or self-treatment in a society such as ours which is affected by trauma of war and insecurity. Thus the craft of writing like dance therapy is one of effective methods in psychotherapy (mind treatment). Don't we get a relief by dancing or singing? Does this suggest that we are lunatic too? Not necessarily. We have different ways to deal or express our pent up feelings. The question is are  they destructive such as substance abuse or constructive as creative writing per se? 

All in all, let me share with you what poets and poetesses are meant to me from the perspective of my reading and personal encounter.

POETS AND POETESSES ARE

Poets are social rebels
For they are fearless
To speak their minds
On behalf of their kind.

Poets are like innocent child
Who speaks what comes
To his  mind.
If not......
They write what they feel
Not what they think
As stoic people.

Poets are visionary
For they can see
What others cannot see.

Poets have four eyes
In the world of superficiality
And utter lies.

Poets are mirrors
Who reflect
The very intents
Of those who control.

Poets are the souls
Who keep alive
The spirit of folks.

Poets are saints
Who are not attracted
By worldly things.

Poets are in a depressed mood
For they are
Sometimes misunderstood.

Poets are compassionate
As they are tempered
By tragic fates.

Poets love words
In their melodic tunes
And use them as tools
In composing a poem
Full of grace and beauty
Like that....
A bouquet of flowers
Of tender and radiant 
SPRING...
From " Eritrea is Born" P. 23-24

 

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