Why Walk?

I realized that as I am someone who writes poems (I hesitate to say that I'm a poet, that implies a level of talent I lack), I am potentially expected to answer the question of why poetry is important. I don't know, all I know is that it's important to me.

I saw that you walk,

so I wanted to ask,

why do you think

people walk?

Surely you have

ideas on the subject,

or do you unwittingly

partake of perambulation,

just walking without

cause or careful reflection

on what others could read

in your choice of actions?

I also saw you speak,

choosing one language

over all the others

to convey your thoughts

to an entity (or entities)

outside yourself,

what made you do that?

Do you know?

Oh, yes, I write poems.

No, I don’t know why.

I write poems.

I do.