How Poetry Has Affected Me
Poetry has given me a way to express myself
To process my deepest thoughts
That I don’t dare let anybody know
Poetry is what brought my mama to tears
Broke down the wall that separated us
Poetry is a unique type of writing
Simple and complex at the same time
It makes others think and can leave people speechless
Even if anything else I say, doesn’t
It’s an under-appreciated art I fell in love with
People don’t know I write
They think I’m a bookworm
They’re not completely wrong
But I am so much more than that
I write every time I’m angry
Every time I’m frustrated
Every time I can’t get something out of my head
That’s when I’ll be furiously typing
Or writing till my hand hurts
And people will ask what I'm doing
I simply say "I'm dealing with something"
Without poetry,
I don’t think I would have found myself
And I probably would have ruined some friendships
For saying the wrong things at the wrong time to people
But all the writing allowed me to keep myself at bay
Poetry has made me a better person