Between the Lines for What They are

First exposed to us in silly books

We fall in love with colors.

But then we are forced to seek beyond their looks

Focus on the words, the author: its cover.

Rhyme scemes

what do they mean?

In this particular story.

How do they add or take away

or would the poem still hold if they were absent?

See, with poems, it's tricky

things can get sticky.

Balancing between 

understanding what you read.

And making what we've read understandable

In school, we're asked to do both

But never told when to do which

So how can there be only one meaning?

But at the same time,

the author had something in mind

so who are we to interpret by the way that we're reading?

All the scemes and tones and moods in a poem

are organized to aid in the reader's digestion

So are we appreciating poems because the author was 'good' 

or because it made a lasting impression?