I, Too,

This poem is modeled after the "I, too," poem written by Marianne Moore.

I, too, am bound by it: words haunt me

                Holding me comatose

                Far past the black of midnight

                Until my words fill the page

Words take form

                Line after line

                Rhyme after rhyme

                Losing track of time

I am angered by those who say words have rules

                Fools, words cannot be controlled

                No human could tame them

                Poetry is a living creature that won’t be subdued

Words are power

                And mine will not be controlled

                They control me

                Pencil to paper

                And my black blood creates art