Secret Key Poem by Abdul Wahab

Secret Key



I had an eloquent flow
Like a gust of wind
I could blow

But when I came
To pen you off
That would not become a quality
That could not lift my poem
From the average line
To the line of extraordinary

I started to use
Figure of speech
Like simile and metaphor
This is like that
That is like this
Still my poems remain very poor

I turned to tell story
They became good theme
But never become good poetry

Next confession became trend
I started to tell what my soul tells me
They became self indulgent
But poetry! they are thousand miles away

Then I tried
To create new phrases
New epithets
Next I went to doodling and surrealism
They gave me in abundance
But all are full of absurdities

Oh! my poetry
Where is your heart
Is it made of stone
There could I not enter?

When I searched all over the world
Among the poems, thousands in number
I could not find the key
People still like them
Put them on top for various reasons
Particularly I do not know
I just see and keep wondering! !

I hope same fate waits for me
At my poems people will throng in huge number
Though I do not reveal the secret, do not give them the key
This time, it’s your turn to see and wonder! !

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Danny Draper 04 July 2013

Words elude and we are left dry in pen and prose and failed phrase no erudite and intricate transaction a failed contract to our Craft or Sullen Art and if we ignite the mind to text what on Earth or ether void will inspire us next? The key, the key try that lock open that door and let it all in or leth the dogs out, rejoice or despair the poet at hand, write for you, write for the world, but write for the words for the love that they offer. The chance of truth and the ephemeral fleeting aesthetic and risk of permanent marks that may endure. Not for charms or marks or points to brag, but for the language to enhance and quietly contribute and if worthy let others love it and love it truly for its beauty and the beauty of those words. Keep the secret key dear poet, it is in your heart.

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