Potentiality. Poem by Sandra Feldman

A good poem can be
Like an individual prayer
That you want to share
In love and harmony.

A description,
Of Nature's generosity
A search for friendly
Understanding,
A call for help
When all is dark
And you need
Some sympathy.

A good poem
Wants to be shared,
Be of some utility
In a world so full
Of bad pressure
And dangerous
Animosity.

Shed some sincerity
Love and kindness
To the destitute
And lonely,
Some harmony
In a world that's
Still uncivilized
By hate, crime
And political
Submission,
To economic
Interests and
Not to individuality.

A good poem
Might even help,
Bring back to normal
Our lost sense
Of humanity.