Philosophy of Poetry (a Poem)

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1

In the end

there are only two
human
motivations

[love and fear]

representing,
(therefore),

– in its entirety –

the available subject matter
of,
or motivation
behind,

poetry.

all else
…is
…word
…placement.

.

–

Having nothing to do with the ongoing discussions around here about form. Merely about content – motivation and how (or why) it is reflected by those who put pen to paper

2

I’d go with compassion and hatred as the two motivations :slight_smile:

3

You should see the movie Donnie Darko. It attacks directly the statement of your poem. (I’m with Donnie on this one).