Some poets get awards and think they are good poets. <br /> <br />Some poets never get awards and think they are bad poets. <br /> <br />Some poets think they are good poets only in their own mind <br /> <br />Some poets think they are bad poets in somebody's else mind. <br /> <br />Some poets think they are good poets in somebody else mind. <br /> <br />Some poets think others think they are good poets but they don't in their hearts. <br /> <br />Some poets think they are good poets in their hearts but not in anyone else's mind. <br /> <br />All are insecure, except those who get security from the opinions of others and that, alas, doesn't last and isn't real. <br /> <br />Some poets have left the entire scene and live only in their mind. <br /> <br />Some poets take criticism and don't mind. <br /> <br />Some poets avoid criticism and do mind. <br /> <br />Some poets write poetry to get love. <br /> <br />Some poets love to write poetry. <br /> <br />Some poets are ahead of their time, in their mind <br /> <br />Some poets spend a lifetime feeling like failures in their mind <br /> <br />Some poets live only after they die. <br /> <br />Some poets have much to say but can't articulate <br /> <br />Some poets retreat, believing others don't understand <br /> <br />So which one of these am I? <br /> <br />I guess I am all of these and none of these <br /> <br />and no matter what my description <br /> <br />I intend to keep doing what I do: <br /> <br />Write. Right<br /><br />Lonnie Hicks<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/good-poets-and-bad-poets/
