A Poems Purpose

A poem does not need to rhyme to have merit. And my sentences do not have to flow with somber to have substance. I do not have to personify stairwell to communicate progress. I do not have to allude to the bible to prove I am a Christian. I do not have to write from personal experience to create a personal experience. And I do not have to compete with millions to prove I have worth. I do, however, have to go to school. I do, however, write to go to school. I would rhyme to go to school. I would cry to go to school. I would sketch a verbal depicture of the stairs to Heaven to go to school. I have to compete with millions to prove I am worthy to go to school. A poem does need to send me to school.