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[Leanne]

I am always afraid that I won't get my point across.

There is a phrase in writing that varies from place to place, but the one I like best is "killing the babies". Once it's out there, you can't control what people think of it or get out of it -- it's not yours anymore, it's theirs. Having one single, obvious and closed-off meaning is actually pretty fatal to poetry. It's not a riddle to be puzzled through, it's something that should stay in the mind of the reader and grow with him.

Don't worry if people get meanings other than your original out of a poem -- be excited, it means you're giving them a chance to explore the world you created.