What is the poem? A blanket that keeps us warm. A melody, beautiful and familiar. A fire that burns without needing to be extinguished. A longing turned gray. A love left unspoken. A glory that cannot last. A regret hiding in the shadows. What is the poem? A poet becoming God through the touch of creation, devoted to every word. Describing boundless imagination, or the chambers of the heart. A poem is an ocean.