what i want

I want a poem
to be
a clear cold glass
of water.
something that will
soothe
my parched soul,
tell me things in
a different way,
things I already
know.
I want it to be sparse
and to the point,
not full
of words beyond
my education.
I want to read it aloud,
then again,
letting it quench
my thirst.
I want a poem to wake
me up
to what is possible
when paper
meets a pen.