Closet Poets

I fear there are
Far more people
Who write poetry
Than who read it.
I have run across
Vast numbers
Of the closet poets
Who either
Write prolifically now
Or did so in the past.
Most never bother
To show their work
To the world,
Or if they did,
The world didn’t
Seem interested,
And they surrendered
Without a fight.
It takes persistence
And dedication
To the art form
To become good
Enough to be known,
And very few
Can survive
On the pay.