Poem47: In Darkness

In darkness is the poet's heart
all the greater seen.
To be a poet is to be
exposed to the unclean.
In despair and turmoil
are deep secrets revealed.
In the writer's reaching out
the poet's fate is sealed.
In our poems, in our words
our demons are exposed.
In filling up the blankest page
do we forget our woes.
Perhaps with written exposure
our lives we hope to find.
I only know I'm happiest when
I can express my mind.