People tend to tell me that What I write is not poetry because:       it doesn't rhyme       it doesn't fall into even meter       it doesn't follow easily recognizable form       it doesn't conform to accepted standards And moreover that:       it doesn't make them feel 'real' happy       or even       leaves them feeling somewhat uncomfortable It causes them to think about       things they'd rather not consider       and a myriad of other excuses But the more they complain       the more I realize that - -             I am getting to them! And if it doesn't get to them        it isn't poetry, no matter        how 'pretty' it looks on the page.

- Paul Malécot