Poetry Is A Mask Poem by Sierra Staten

A poem is an opportunity to look deep into a poet's soul.
To find what experiences and struggles they've had to overcome;
what they enjoy, what they frown upon.
Each work giving more insight into a poet's mind.
For generations, poets have been studied and researched-
Their blood and tear medium analyzed to the extent that we can piece their lives together without having to breathe the same air as they.
Poetry in a sense is an autobiography-
Detailed and disguised so that at first glance all is well.
Though in removing a poem's mask, you reveal the poet.