Late Night Thoughts On Poetry Poem by Matthew Holloway

Poetry is not an equation
There is no rule or rationalization
Poetry is an expression of life
Be it any emotion known to us
Be it any memory good or bad
Poetry is just that, it is life
It is living and dying and crying
It is the best and the worst of love
Of nature and art and music
Poetry is a living breathing thing
It is so much more that can be reasoned
It is free of all the lies and games
Free of the corruption of humanity
Poetry is something more
As is music and art and love
I may be drunk on this subject
I may well be high upon it
And there lies its true beauty
The power to overwhelm you