Who writes a poem? by Amrita Valan

Who writes

Never mind

The answer 

Short crisp and

Clear.

I don’t.

Don’t mistake semaphores

SOS 

To a blasé universe 

Vastly unaware

Of you 

Or the consequences 

Of existence and 

Creation

To be poetry.

Pain laundered

Puzzlements

Pawned off.

To who so ever it may 

Concern.

That’s all.

I write these days

To say nothing.

If

The connect happens

Willy nilly

Proving anyone can be

A poet, a tout a thief.

For I steal your time.

To make mine 

Live on.

Upon stolen time

I live

Making love 

Baking bread 

With my very last

Breath.