We hold on to poetry because it lights a fire in our soul and keeps our bodies warm.

a single poem
the thing that can keep me
light on my feet,
when my soul is
heavy with sorrow.

poets. have
the toughest job
in the universe-

of turning silence
into eloquence.

A single poem, alone
can turn tides
scatter galaxies
and burst forth with rivers
from paradise.

to be a poet means
to live
with a permanent wound

forever
susceptible
to either

the shade
of the sky

or someone's eyes.

May the nights always be aglow
with the bliss of the day
with unharmed hands and feet
and kissed cheeks.