Interview with Self

How do you know if you're a poet?
Does one ever really know?  
Well, it seems that you're very prolific in your writing. Do you consider yourself a poet?
I consider myself a Weaver of words.
I like how things sound.
I like how they roll around in my mouth.
I like the texture of it.
 
Excuse me the texture of it? You make it sound like it's a lover.
 
I guess it is a lover.
With a lover, do you not find passion
With a lover, do you not excite easily
Do they not make you cry the cry of 1000 heartaches
Do they not make you long for them to embrace you
 
Oh my, I've never thought of it that way. So, your lover is poetry?
 
One of my lovers is called poetry, and the other, well…….