Ranger28 Apr 2006

I'd suggest that if it's important to the text, you should incorporate it into the poem; otherwise leave it out. Generally speaking the only important extra text that needs to be included here are references to any other poem which you've borrowed from.
I'm serious about not writing this in first person though. Make me feel like I'm the one not taking my own advice, make me feel like all this is what I believe. Make me believe it.