Too Serious Poets? Poem by Harlan Simantel

we poets are generally a serious lot
our rhymes and lines erupt from deep thought
recalling life's battles we've scrapped and fought
often feel trapped by life, or hopelessly caught

are we too serious?
is life always so injurious?
do we feel only pain?
do we notice only rain?

is it time to throw off the dark and dread?
lighten up instead?
do frowns break out when our poems are read?
gee, i hope we don't shrivel up - dreary and dead!