I was going to write those same exact words but you beat me to it. LOL I haven't seen you lately my friend and I'm sorry. My opinion of this is that you took the subject of why you write poetry down to the molecular level with some of the most gorgeous terminology and descriptions. I am really at a loss for words. The steel blade of an ax as it bites into the wood – I think of watching my dad chop down a tree in the morning sun when I was a child. You really know how to find beautiful triggers.I am totally watching your wife dive into the lake. In my own way, I really do feel that poetry cracks open your chest and exposes one's torn up heart