A man became addicted to writing poems <br />Even when he lost the sense <br />That they were true poetry. <br />He then permitted himself <br />To write poems <br />He did not himself quite believe in. <br />Can we say this is a poor poet <br />And a harmless fool <br />And someone who need not be taken seriously?<br /><br />Shalom Freedman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-man-became-addicted-to-writing-poems/