I am up till dawn, crumpling paper into the trash can,
I have been much more hopeless than I am now.
I have been to the moon and back,
Just through poetry.
I am trying to be okay but
Then I think of one of the many reasons why I love poetry-
You do not have to be okay to write poetry,
And in fact, most poets are sad.
But all the best people are broken, right?
Poetry is a beautiful art form,
One that allows us to pour out our emotions to the world.
I am not one to write the best poems or
Lace my words with great eloquence but
I am a poet and
What I give you through my poetry is real.
Poetry helps me to breathe,
Even when I am drowning in loneliness.
- (m.m)