The Best Poem Comes From The Heart

Poetry is not a contact sport It is an infiltration into the deepest parts of being You don't have to be big and have gigantic stature to excel You just need to have a heart that is open and humble The lessons of poetry are everywhere Scattered by the winds of the spirit Like seedlings, they sprout out of the unknown Carrying loads of hope and life And sometimes pain, sorrow and tears The best poem comes from the heart Not to stab and ferociously attack others But to bring meaning to their situation or circumstances And hopefully bring healing to their lives We are all afflicted by many illness Some are difficult to spot and diagnose Embedded deep in our psyches and spirit They need specialists to identify and destroy them There are no better tools than words To penetrate the deepest parts of our being And dissect the most complex situations and circumstances Spiritual illnesses like loneliness and despair are neglected Spiritual medications like Love and hope are shunned Only the best poem can dispense these sacred pearls Into a world that is hostile and full of recklessness Pride and ego have put a barrier around our minds and lives Logic has poisoned most of our fellow human beings We are living in an upside down world Where the most basic lessons of enlightenment are seen as madness Spirituality is not palatable to many people's tongues Poetry is a bandage that can wrap around our wounds and tongues Until our body, mind and soul find healing This is the reason why we are obsessed with writing poetry To touch the heart of humanity and heal the world Inspired by Poet Naitwa Lewis ©