I'm a poet and I don't know it

Pretty self-explanatory, I hope!!!

Sonnet 619 - Thursday 15 May 2008

Been reading poetry, because I’m not

An expert in this field of literature

Or any field or meadow, come to that

I just express myself, simple and clear

If ordinary people have ears to hear

Then poetry can reach them, do its work

But if it’s too clever it can be mere

Elitism, pretentiousness; can shirk

Its duty to communicate; can lurk

In rarefied communities, a plot

Inhabited by haves, not have nots. You’re

Sure to want it to reach ordinary folk

Aren’t you? It’s not rocket science. The thought

Process of poets shouldn’t cause us fear

Author's Note

I hope it's self-explanatory!!