What makes a poem good?

Well now, I am with Shan and Leanne on this 100 percent. Actually speaking, when someone reads one of my poems and GETS a whole different perspective than what I got from it, I am humbly honored that I managed to touch them in that way. Maybe it's a memory, maybe it's a metaphor, or maybe just maybe...it what the NEEDED to see at that moment in time.

I figure if you want to be absolutely sure that everyone sees what you want them to see, you don't use metaphor.