Why I Write Poetry? Poem by Michael Fischer

Good question

When I put my pen to paper
My objective is to replicate
The ambiance of the surreal
And unveil its rare beauty
To those willing to listen

With each heightened verse
I introduce a new discovery
From the depths of my world
And outline my visions
My revisions
My desires
And my passions

(But on some days
I find myself at a junction)

Am I exploiting a supernal secret?
Describing the indescribable?
Doing it an injustice?
Or am I just procrastinating?

As I run down perfection
At the end of the tunnel
I realize why many of us write poetry

To add depth to our hollow souls
And to fill a connatural void!