Poet Poem by maria goodison

They never said that a poet would win the
no bell price.
They never said that a poet write what they
feel and feels what they write.
They never said that it was easy for a poet to
get the world to see there own point of view.
They never said that a poet could win a war or
loss it.
They never said that a poet can see your tears and
keep the laughter.
They never said that a poet works all year just to get
one page out for you to read.
They never said that most poet's end up drunk in
a pit of despairs.
They never said a lot of thing but this does not stop
me from asking.
So why should it stop you.