How else would I survive?
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I knew that I was different when I was about two
I was eating syntaxes instead of regular food
I inhaled stanzas whenever I would breathe
And when I ran my asthma was cured with similes
I knew that I was different when I was about four
Instead of bleeding blood I bled metaphors
My nerves were epics
My heart was a form
And this is how I realized
That I wasn’t the norm
Words are what I was made of
Sentences were what I could see
Paragraphs were my feelings
Paradoxes were my beliefs
Everyday I drank my puns
So I would grow big and strong
I spent my free time playing with paper
An object that felt like home
School was alliteration
Life was a haiku
Home became an elegy
And that is how I knew
That writing is who I am
Writing is my life
Writing is more than an art to me
It’s the reason I’m alive.
Comments
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marysitz
This is a great poem! Do you mind if we feature it on our social media?
AshMnky
You're more than welcome to post it as long as I get credit! And thank you I've worked hard I'm glad someone likes it!
marysitz
Great! Thank you! The whole concept is just really cool.
AshMnky
No problem! What site are you posting it on if you don't mind me asking?
AshMnky
Thank you so much! It's one thing to hear feedback from your family but to know strangers also think my writing is good just encourages me to write more!
Ill be sure to write more now that I have an audience!
marysitz
It's up on our Facebook page!
Isabella293
This is perfect. You used all the right words and laced them together where they formed perfectly. It was unique how you used the literary terms, too to describe how much writing affects you. I really enjoyed this poem, it is quirky and clever.
massielalfonso25
Wow! You are Amazing!
castejilian
I loved it!
lwemakor1
I agree--the poem is wonderful.
PageAvenue
Love It!
tltiedemann
Beautiful poem!
ReadBtwnLines
Love it!
skyreddick
agreeed!
CassieCristea
I LOVE THIS! It's incredibly beautiful!
GGicefire
Amazing poetry. Write on. It's beautiful.
I wish you a thousand words.
XxAnon
Love it.. Gave me chills. I felt the emotion that was put into this.
m98williams
What a beautiful poem! I think if I had to pick a favorite line it would be "paradoxes were my beliefs." What an interesting concept, considering the plethora of different beliefs people have today.
katiejohnson97
Mindblowingly amazing.
EMADIG
love this! it's cute!
BlackYellowTiara
This is amazing
Ellavader
I love this so much!!!! Thank you for sharing it!!
Kayden
Extraordinary, very honest. You made being different a positive subject, and very relatable to writers.
Kmooday
I think I'm a bit late and that's okay, but you speak so many words of truth and I don't know if anyone will see this but you're truths are greater than most of the ones I have seen throughout my time being a part of the poetry world. I love this poem and it hits really close to home but in the best way possible, no other poet is one that I have connected with. I feel like to really get this poem, you have to understand how important writing really is. This is the best poem I have seen to date. Thank you for writing it and allowing people to see it.
Angelwith1wing
Dang that was really good. Writing is your life and apart of you and you expressed it well through this poem. So glad I came across it. Love this poem and keep writing on my friend :) !
Osters
WOW
RoryNC
I love this poem so much! I feel like it describes the majority of the people on this website and more! Truly relatable!