The poet's mind

never rests;

they find beauty

in pain

& can translate

raw human emotion

into these

squiggles & stains

of ink

that we call 

words.

I have been granted

the talent to attempt

such an

endeavour.

And henceforth,

I shall commence

to think & to live

as a poet would,

 to find beauty

in my pain & joy,

& to elicit

true emotion

in any beings

who happen

to read

my

poems.