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I Do Not Write Poetry For Poets by shadowsinthelight
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I Do Not Write Poetry For Poets

~ shadowsinthelight ~

I write for the women I love

I write for dogs in heaven above

I write for friends who don't appreciate

I write for the naked woman on the stage

But I do not write poetry for poets



I write for the couple walking down the aisle

I write for the girl who died for a life-style

I write for the passion of love and hate

I write for the traffic that made me late

But I do not write poetry for poets



I write for those who've passed away

I write for rainbows and cloudy days

I write for God, Satan and eternity

I write for the hopelessly lonely

But I do not write poetry for poets


I write for the sheer need to write

I write when I cannot sleep at night

I write mostly for myself

For everyone and everything else

But I do not write poetry for the poets


© 2000 by steve giacomini

By request of Six-Out

Copyright 2004 shadowsinthelight
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  • Darkest_Addiction On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Darkest_Addiction (51) wrote:

    i beleive this is true for many people here. nice

  • Spiritus_Frumenti On Monday, March 2, 2009, Spiritus_Frumenti (366) wrote:

    The flow is so entrancing...it could go on forever and it will still feel perfect...-l-

  • Silent_Poet On Thursday, August 7, 2008, Silent_Poet (52) wrote:

    Thanks for summing up how I feel in so many words. If someone else enjoys what I write, it is merely a by-product of the telling, not the purpose of the actual story. Well said. -SP

  • fuckwit On Saturday, July 12, 2008, fuckwit (14) wrote:

    Inspiring.

  • Miss Dahlia On Monday, September 3, 2007, Miss Dahlia (210) wrote:

    for if all poets wrote for poets, there would be no room left for originality

  • A former member wrote: This is very good. I feel like I've gotten an insight on myself that would've otherwise been in the shadows. Thank you.

  • Instant Insanity On Wednesday, January 24, 2007, Instant Insanity (666) wrote:

    beautiful poem and a deeply moving piece at that. Poetry is a beautiful thing. I loved the poem ][ ][

  • wicked flesh On Monday, November 6, 2006, wicked flesh (27) wrote:

    Truth. I write for myself. I write for the man I love. And that is all.

  • mywristshurt On Thursday, July 20, 2006, mywristshurt (459) wrote:

    ... this poem title always sounded stupid to me, but im glad i finally read it.. its a real history-changing write i believe because you not only write for all of those things, but you also write for yourself.. i love the poem now that i've read it

  • Anna Helianthus On Wednesday, June 7, 2006, Anna Helianthus (972) wrote:

    how absolutely perfect this is.

  • PoeticHellion On Thursday, May 25, 2006, PoeticHellion (211) wrote:

    Brilliant, and speaks a whole truth.

  • MindRape On Saturday, February 4, 2006, MindRape (728) wrote:

    hmmmm odd I was certain i taged this poem when it was first posted...anyways still like it though now with a second read after not having read for a while...its different than i remember

  • Mr King On Saturday, December 31, 2005, Mr King (598) wrote:

    ........................................................................................powerful.....................................................................................

  • Nail Bunny On Monday, November 14, 2005, Nail Bunny (187) wrote:

    cool. a sweet style, interesting message, especialy right after reading "Poetry for Poets" *chuckles* I dig it.

  • A former member wrote: love this write. It just hit home.

  • A former member wrote: true

  • A former member wrote: It made me think. I write for money...but I'm a whore and a liar. Great poem about artistic motivation.

  • The_Lady_in_the_Fire On Wednesday, August 17, 2005, The_Lady_in_the_Fire (24) wrote:

    sorry, speechless... deeply thought provoking... made me think bout why I write. very cool.

  • ShardsofSilence On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, ShardsofSilence (270) wrote:

    beautifully expressed

  • A former member wrote: I write for myself to express my emotions, and just like you, I do not write for poets. Great write. ~Punk~


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