I have been only focusing on poetry that has a structure or a type. Yes, I did do a free verse the other day, but still felt tied down in the fact that it had to be a free verse poem. I was reviewing the types I could do and decided not to decide. I guess this will be a free verse, because it has no type. It may turn into a type. Who knows? I don’t plan to edit it or control this piece of art. I’m just going to write, publish and see what happens.
A dog can love
a child can smile
and I can love.
Love with my heart
while the world says hate.
I’ll close my eyes and smile on.
I’ll hold on to my hope that lives deep in my heart.
When the end is fa away
and home is out of sight
I will hold tight to my love
hold tight to my hope
and look at the blue sky.
The clear blue sky that is a whisper
from above saying,” you are not alone
you are love.”
Yes, I will hold on to that love
and love the world.
When the world says stop
I will smile on.
When the world says no
I will continue to love.
And when the world says it’s over
I will hold tight to my hope.
Because through any pain
you can smile
Through any obstacle
you can love
and through any ending
you can hope.
If you think you can not love
look at a dog.
If you think you can not smile
look at a child.
And if you can not hope
come to me.
Yes, a dog can love,
A child can smile
and I, I can hope.
I will hope endlessly.