Poetry

Poetry can stand out in many ways, it can also help you overcome things you have trouble dealing with. You can talk about your problems in therapy but there are certain things a lot of people wouldn’t feel comfortable speaking about, so writing their emotions on paper can make them feel better. Some people think that all poems are hard to write because they think it either has to rhyme, or look a certain way, or they wouldn’t know what to write about. Inspiration doesn’t always have to be the option, you can write about your personal experiences. When people write about their feelings it can have such a huge meaning behind it, it isn’t necessary for that person to share what they wrote with anyone but as long as they feel like they overcame any issues that’s what matters more.

One example of a poem I have written is below. The inspiration behind this poem wasMiddle and elementary school memories, it’s about a kid who didn’t fit in with everyone else and once he grew up he gave the same treatment people gave him when he was younger.

IMPERFECTIONS

i was never the kind of guy to stand out like everyone else.

i was always the quiet weird kid who would just stay to himself.

i was the shortest out of all , never caught any attention.

but i had so many insecurities that was best not to mention.

couple of years went by, and people decided to wake up.

because they slept on me before and back then i wasn’t good enough.

my looks changed but my personality stands out more.

to all the people i dubbed now, you should’ve been nicer to me before.

my pride comes first, and others come second.

next time think real hard and let this become a lesson.

i’m winning even if you’re saying that i lose.

you’re just mad that i didn’t pick you, and have many to choose.

i know i’m not all that or even perfect.

but at least now i can tell myself that i’m worth it.

When I started writing poems, I realized that I’ve never talked about my feelings, or what was going on with me or whatever it was. Instead of talking it out, I write my emotions on paper. When I read my poems , it’s like I’m explaining to you what’s going on there. I let other people read my poems, and they felt the things that I went through. It’s not all sad poems, I wrote a poem about the person I was back then. I was different from how I am now, I wasn’t as outstanding as I am today. I wrote a poem about love before, but I also write poems inspired by artists. I wrote a poem that sounds like a rap, the song “Barbie Tingz” by Nicki Minaj is what inspired me to write a musical poem called “King Tings.” I wrote “King Tings” because I know my worth and need other people to know that too. Writing these poems help me a lot, with expressing my emotions into paper. I want to share them out loud, I want people to feel what I’m going through and understand the process. I want them to understand the amount of hard work I put into this. There is a lot of meaning behind all those words that I wrote down. I have 6 poems completely written all by me, each and every one of them has a story behind it.