national poetry writing month (napowrimo)

you might thinka poemis an easy thingjust some wordson different linesword after word after wordsome of them rhymesome of the timesometimes ..........there ...............are ...................long .......................pausesbetween them ortheycanbereadallinonebreath a poem is paintedthoughts illustrated with letters it can be cryptic;hidden messages about the one that got awaywho still haunts your heart,or at least your dreams it can be literal, or mean nothing at allbut words on paper can heal, ignite, or woundreleasing the words from inside your headcan be the difference between sleep and worrya poem can be a lot of thingseasy or hardthe choice is yours © cjhapril 7, 2018   

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