This Poem - Elma Mitchell

This poem is dangerous it should not be left
Within the reach of children, or even of adults
Who might swallow it whole, with possibly
Indescribable side effects. If you come across
An unattended side effects. If you come across
An unattended unidentified poem
In a public place, do not attempt to tackle it
Yourself. Send it (preferably in a sealed container)
To the nearest centre of learning, where it will be rendered
Harmless by experts. Even the simplest poem
May destroy your immunity to human emotions.
All poems must carry a Government warning. Words
Can seriously affect your heart.

I really enjoy literature when I have time. I like poetry and lyrics and the way they can describe emotion indirectly and can have the ability to affect the way you feel. However "emo" this may sound I think words are a brilliant tool of expression. Articulation of emotion in media is quite wonderful - in visual and or verbal means.

The bud
stands for all things,
even those things that don't flower,
for everything flowers, from within, of self blessing;
thogh sometimes it is necessary
to reteach a thing its loveliness
to put a hand on its brow
of the flower
and retell it in words, and in touch
it is lovely
until it flowers again from within, of self blessing.

By Galway Kinnel