Poet’s Scream

Cry Havoc!

And scrawl upon the page

Until the pen bleeds pain

And words are red

Unleash your feelings in some

Sequence- or not

Spill ink until yours is spilled

Splatter the page with your fears

Then tears will have more effect that way.

Avoid sentimental journeys

And romantic notions

But be sure to include devices

Like yelps of unbridled passion.

Write with furious strokes

Until your hand cramps

Until the verse becomes unreadable

Then find some flourish to finish it

Without ending and then

Just for good measure

Write some more.

Then when the poem is done

And all is said, throw it on the floor

And stomp on it till it’s dead.

But remember to pick it up so you

Can share it with all the critics and fans

Theirs to misinterpret, haltingly adore

Yours to laugh with a Ha Ha as you

Run for the door.