You slapped me
And caressed me

You woke me
From my sleep

You bombarded me
With truthfulness

And often
Made me weep

You kicked me
In the gut sometimes

You lulled me
Into sleep

You opened up
My eyes for rhymes

And got me
On my feet

You made me
See my ignorance

You jumpstarted
My heart

You struck me with
Your brilliance

Your poetry
Remains
~