The Perfect Poem (Final Version)

Posted by Terrence Johnson

I want a poem I can connect with

Not a typical systematic lifeless one

It must physically reach out of the page

Grasp my heart and infuse it with life

I want a poem specifically crafted for me

From the potter’s hand

An exquisite piece of art

Beauty personified in front of my own eyes

I want a poem to rescue me from danger

As I approach the edge of oblivion

It whispers “I’m here to save you”

Grabbing my hand, leading me to safety

I want a poem to comfort my fears

Be my light in total darkness

My personal security from evil

An escape when none is apparent

I want a poem to convict my wrongdoings

Cast out my demons like an exorcist

Preaching them out like a reverend

Until I submit and confess my sins

I want a poem to motivate me

Give me hope like Martin Luther King, Jr.

Help me achieve my goals and soar

Effortlessly above the clouds like an eagle

I want a poem to teach me

Challenge my mind to be more than mediocre

Inform me of the unfamiliar

Give me new insights of myself

I want a poem to cure me

Like a salve for a wound

The vaccine for all my ills

Medicine for my sick soul

I want a poem to give me power

Reclaiming what is rightfully mine

Towering over problems with grandiosity

Annihilating everything in my path

I want a poem like this

I need a poem like this