From Poet to Poet

(1995?)

For what cause do we construct?
     A museum of art?
     A retail outlet?
          Schools of thought or
          a place to rest our heart?

Do not regard poetry solely
from the lofty towers of academia;
     examine the depths
     of the dungeons of the soul,
     the narrowed hallways of life,
     the inner courts of conscience.

Truly, perform the art
     with proper tools
          to exact a structured edifice.
Yet, peer through the outer facades
     and between the pilings
          to what makes a castle a home.