Writing is a way of connecting with others.
People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, "Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner." I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.
The true poet is one who can stir the soul with words, who can paint pictures with phrases, and who can make the heart sing with the rhythm of his verse.