Never love a poet

Never love a poet, for poets are insane

They feed on their words, and drown in their pain

Never love a poet, for they try to forget

Even their own joy, so they'll never regret

Never love a poet, for they always tell lies

Not to hide the truth

Not even to bend it

But to shout whenever truth dies

Never love a poet, for poets are agnostic

Hardly they believe, even their own words

Yet write much more, and disbelieve the world

All to fit their hearts, their words are hyponastic

Never love a poet, for poets need time

To stop and smell a rose

To mourn at a stranger's funeral

To envy every mime

Yet never hate a poet, for never they are the same

Never have they worn a mask

To hide all they lack

Never hate the person, never hate the name

Reviews

[Matthew Kult]

Hello M. Kilani,

An excellent poem with a wonderful flow. I must agree with you although I can and will only speak for myself. I have always thought of myself as a bit odd, with the torturing of women and all. However, I think I do it all for the poetry, the ability to take the woman's life then immortalize them in their worst pain.

It's exhilirating.

Regards,

Matthew

[M.Kilani]

Thank you for your review Matthew, although it's been posted two years ago yet reading it now makes me feel better, thank you again, hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Mohammad.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Yes poets are one of a kind...

[Beautifully Tragic xPoe..]

Wonderfully written, though i feel the need to disagree. In fact I think its the complete opposite. For in the world of poetry as it is somewhat fading, but possibly regaining its strength amongst society - the world never seems to believe or understand the words of a poet. There's no patience today to read such poetry. Also, I think most poets would rather expose the truth than hide it or tell a single lie. Though I can only speak for myself in this, great write!

[HeIsWe]

This is very good. I like it

[Silent Knight]

Very good. I like this.

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

I loved this... just amazing
a fave

[LunarSong]

I love the flow of your poem, but to a point I have to disagree, though it sounds like you spoke what you think true, somewhat disproving your poem. ;) I like it though.

[RED]

Nice flow.Its a nice poem, its true that poets a re a bit eccentric, a bit odd.But I'll have to disagree on this bit - 'Hardly they believe, even their own words'.I think poets are anything but fake, but thats just my opinion.
Keep writing
~Red

[David W Moore III]

I like this piece. I will disagree with you on one point. To be a truly great poet I think one must thouroughly believe what they are putting on paper. Truly memorable poems are not merely crafted, they are lived.

[Sssss]

The end was a good a twist and probably one of my favorite parts of this poem.
The last line is golden: Never hate the person, never hate the name".
Note sure if this is true for all poets, but it's fairly accurate.
Once again, you weren't afraid to dive right in. Always reading to speak to your heart's content.

[YouoweYoupay]

You are such an attentive, accurate person. ALOT of what you have mentioned matches my characteristics as a writer. It's not normal. It can be irritating and exhuasting. But hey, we get to let our imagination run wild and free. I grinned at the first few lines I knew right away the rest was going to be awesomely disasterous! LOL. Loved it. Thanks for sharing.

-Wella.