Which is more important?

[Truerenigma]

I dunno. I have to say I agree. I said "it may be the same truth as the world's, and it may not." I thought my point was that all "good" poetry need not be one or the other, but you have me pretty convinced. I'm actually fairly new at this, hence my need to use so many words to say "some good poetry is a true story, and some isn't, I don't think it matters." Some poems are much better with a little storytelling involved. I never assume the whole poem is a true account, there is most likely some element of fiction. And what about metaphors? Do these all need to be taken literally too?