Cut

Troubling if from cutting... This is a good example of why I am unable to express myself in Haikus. I would have to explain what caused the bleeding and what I was feeling. I'm not ale to leave things as a statement of what is, I need to know why. What feeling drew the blood or was it simply an accident. I would have to write a series of Haikus to explain it all. One of my worst fears is to be misunderstood, so I over-explain in long winded poems. This Haiku says a lot but I need to know more...
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The story behind it was I sliced my finger yesterday at work on a box cutter. There was b blood all over my hands and dripping to the sink.
But haikus are suppose to be short. They're open for interpretation. A writer doesn't need to explain anything. They write what they feel, what they want, what they are. Please don't be scared of being misunderstood. People misunderstand my stuff all the time. It's gonna happen, whether you explain it all or not. Poetry isn't about explaining, it's about creating.

grand job

I agree unequivocally with your above sentiments, and add that sometimes an explanation will take away from the magic. I think this one is a case in point. also its a case in point for the sheer power of a Haiku to engage a reader's imagination. you do this very well, seems effortless

fair play

Thank you, I appreciate that.
I do put a lot of effort into them actually; finding the right words with the right syllables is tough at times.

my apologies, didn't mean to insinuate lack of effort in your writing, more the reading/ imagination end of things

Oh don't worry about it. I wasn't saying that against you, so I apologize for the implication.