 
						
					 
								 
												A Poet’s Need 
there are moments when the need... 
it's stronger than the longing to breathe.  
the thoughts are mumbled about and 
there's a struggle to work them out. 
one thought at a time... 
that's what's talking in my mind. 
I must perform this dissertation 
flow with determination... 
each declaration... 
my inspiration  
So 
I begin... 
to just... 
pen... 
every expression 
in my mind i find 
is this poets need...  
for the ink... 
to bleed.  
There are moments when the need... 
it's stronger than the longing to breathe. 
©Aleshia Priester