Why write a poem

We write. To show. We write to put on a show. To show how good we can write. We write to say something that's been on our mind and no one else said. We write so we can remember the thoughts that otherwise will evaporate into unexpressed feeling, and might pour down in anger or sadness later. Unexplained. We write poems because they are a sip of condensed clarity and potency, creating the thought to its max intensity. They are more than the blur of prose, they are defined. They are more easy to read, harder to understand. With spaces to imagine, to gather, to figure for ourselves. We write poems to explain precisely what's going on inside us, so everyone will see. And maybe someone, but hopefully everyone, will understand.