Why do poets feed on sorrow (and darkness) <br />That none is greater than Poe <br />Who perfected the woe; <br /> Why is it this way? <br /> <br />That even in my own <br />It is easy to slip <br />And get trapped in pity <br /> That is windblown <br /> <br />And dry to its final form <br />That quickly becomes normal <br />And smiles as words conform <br />To this mediocrity of life <br /> <br />Why do we, words' sculptors, <br />Forget the rose doesn’t wither <br />When captured in a picture... <br /> <br />Copyright ©2011 Leslie Alexis<br /><br />Leslie Alexis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-rose-doesn-t-wither/
