They write to vent.

With no guts to battle,
Homer vented his valour
In writing the Iliad.
Shakespeare spat his passion
In writing the Romeo and Juliet
And lust in Antonio and Cleopatra..
Catharsis is the writers’ asylum.
17.05.2005

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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