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A poet is more than a master of words
But a weaver of the meaning behind them
A poet understands the power that the sounds and syllables holds
when spoken
A poet understands the effect that the letter and line possesses
When read
Casting spells upon the psyche
Penetrating directly to the targeted core
A poet does not write to or for an audience
A poet does not speak to entertain
A poet's purpose is the soul
A poet's goal is the mind
To communicate on a level where physicality must be abandoned and your mind and soul must ascend
A poet is more than a fiery voice speaking of injustice
more than a tender pen lamenting on lost love
A poet sculpts the very air their body's breaths into art
For generations long after they are gone to rejoice over
Or
to scoff at
A poet is a being that is
For a time
Tethered to flesh
Tethered to this world
Sent here to connect us to
Things higher than the feeble ponderings of mans mortal mind
Sent here to make us feel
Things more deeply
More intensely
than the fickle mass of flesh men call a heart
A poet speaks for the spirit's ear to hear
A poet writes for the soul's eye to see
A poet is a wielder of a sacred art that is more than any of its
Forms
Tools
Or tricks can clearly express
A poet is nothing more than a servant to the gift given to them and its giver
Their duty
to commune in the realm
Inside of thought
Inside of feeling
And take you on a voyage
Beyond
©Christopher F. Brown 2012
