When A Writer Gazes At You Poem by Chinonso Iroegbu

His gaze is perplexing
But he doesn't stare in vain.
Thoughts produce imagery
And ameliorate his imagination.
He does not look at you,
He's lost in thought -
Though seeming puzzled -
He's drawing ideas from your poise,
Character, resolve, fear, wildness, et cetera.

When a writer gazes at you,
Roses are growing on thorns
Trees stooping forward in style
As words occur to him in a fine fashion;
Then he writes in a stream of consciousness
Emotions powerful in his expression.
A writer is a wordsmith;
He pens his thoughts as he feels.