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Poetry should
belong to those
who understand it
you should never chop wood
if your hand on the axe
cannot grasp it
centrifugal force alone
may keep the eggs in the basket
but if you're swinging them high
and your mind's blown
it may be time to stop
and start asking .


Poetry cannot be
taught
it's a natural skill
that comes from within
there's many meanings
a lot to be deciphered
you can't say you've pinned it
and this is the wrong
or right one
there is no trick
it simply is
an art form
but we're all linguists
each other
we do learn from .

The moment
we realise
that our knowledge
is nothing
wisdom will materialise
to the overt
forever offering .