Ago, I wrote that only me can comprehend — nonsense and deep-kuno poetry. Once, they’ve even been labeled as cryptic poetry.

But now, I realized that poetry is something that we should share with others. So now when I create poems, I strive to write seeing myself as a reader. Will I understand my work? Will I be successful to let my readers know what I really want to express in my words?

But what is really more important in writing? Have I spoken my own voice? Did they listen? In the end, have they heard themselves?

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“A poet should be brave enough to expose his/her work; but it takes greater courage to accept comments on them- good or bad.”

“One may say that poetry really needs to be written to be called poetry. I think not really. Poetry is the way you feel, it’s how you feel. Don’t limit your poetry into words. Poetry is a moment of silence, a heart’s rhythm, a longing, a memory. Poetry is a union with the self.”

“You don’t write poetry, you show it; for poetry is not read, it is felt.”