A Good Poem

A good poem is like a cold beer when you need it,

A good poem is a hot turkey sandwich when you’re hungry,

A good poem is a gun when the mob corners you,

A good poem is something that allows you to walk through the streets of death,

A good poem can make death melt like hot butter,

A good poem can frame agony and hang it on a wall,

A good poem can let your feet touch China,

A good poem can make a broken mind fly,

A good poem can let you shake hands with Mozart,

A good poem can let you shoot craps with the devil and win,

A good poem can do almost anything, and most important a good poem knows when to stop.