Struggling with Poetry

I’ve always loved poetry, 

And never really understood it. 

In bare terms the world is simple and beautiful

Poetry just dresses it up 

To get down to the heart of it. 

How can flowery layers reach down to the Earth? 

Maybe if I just put down roots, lacey and strong 

Down to the dense core as 

Thick dirt imprinted dark moisture onto my fingers, maybe

Then I could understand and sip 

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