Yes, poetry is capable of expressing intense emotion, but it is not unbridled. Poetry writing, or should we say effective poetry writing, is actually more restrictive than prose writing.
Poetry also has meter.
To strike him, overbalancing his bulk, Down from the causeway heavily to the swamp. The first line of each poem establishes the poem's meter. But note that the poems should not be read in an emotionless, robotic manner. The words, and the actions that the words convey, indicate how the poem should be interpreted. But there is still that underlying tick-tock rhythm within the meter that guides the poem toward its conclusion.