How to Spot a Poem

To begin...

Describe the essence in a baby's laugh

Disseminate the message of a drunken preacher's

Sermon on a saint

Whisper to the silence

You find most fearful

Muse over who will be thinking of you

When a certain aroma occurs

Try cupping a sleepy kitten while

Distilling the fount of its tranquil smile

Catch rain in your sleeping hand

Taste it with a pen

Spot the poem

In showing grace for a dying creature

With nothing to offer in return

Only the expectations of the universe

Humming a song with no lyrics

Yet everyone knows the meaning

The undeniable need to cry

Possessing no reason to do so

Spotting a poem is as exquisite as your first breath

And as ruthless as your last heartbeat

All the while finding perfection

In an imperfect world