Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words
I've never been able to write poetry
Trust me all the attempts ended woefully
Not to say I haven't tried
All the pieces of paper I've eyed
Torn out of notebooks strewn on my bedroom floor
To me writing poetry has always been a chore
On the contrary reading it has been a remedy
For the wounds caused by my enemies
All the broken bones
Not caused by sticks and stones
But by words
Unlike poetry there was no beauty in those birds
They flew at my window and they shattered it
Like a plane with no pilot in it's cockpit
Nothing is what I saw in their eyes
Every time they decided to ignore my cries
Despite the fact I felt like I was I did not break
I spat and hissed at them like a threatened snake
Poetry is language at its most powerful
Its often wielded by those whose ideas of language isn't colourful
You see they don't understand the full meaning
Of the words they use when they're demeaning
They tell us to look in the mirror
To make us feel like we're a typographical error
I've always felt like I had things to prove
So I predominantly focused on making people approve
Continuously displaying my talents
Endeavouring to keep my persona balanced
Amongst people who put me down
Laughed at me endlessly like I was their personal clown
Poetry is a painting which is heard and not seen
It's the voice of the things we dream
A poem begins with a lump in the throat
Nobody truly realises emotions are what keep us afloat
Emotions make us feel sane in a world filled with insanity
They give everyone hope in ever darkening humanity
Next time you feel worthless
Remember you've got a purpose
This poem is living proof
An undeniable verifiable truth
Now I see this I can write openly
I've never been able to write poetry
Written by Madison Allen-Pepyat
