PoemsBrowse PoemsSlamsFresh DropEchoes
LearnWriting TipsPoetry TermsPoets & ArtistsBooksFor Teachers
ExplorePoetry GenomePoem MapEchoesTake ActionGroups
AboutWrite a PoemDonateSign UpLog In

Freedom Ink


Poetry is an expression and release

An outlet to the overflowing plugs of life-

a place that listens when the world denies your existence.

I write to be heard.

To be understood and for my opinions to be considered

and not swept under societies blanket of what they believe to be

                               NORMAL

For I am an individual which I knew before

poetry became a “thing” for me

, but I never truly understood what individuality really meant.

At the age of nine, I saw the signs-

The Freedom ink created.

At the age of ten I began

To unlock the secrets of my soul,

into metaphors and hyperboles that expressed my life-

My passion, My sorrows, My story.

Me as an individual.

What made me different from everyone else-

My definition of a normal human in a sordid world.

I never wrote for anyone else’s enjoyment

or because someone had an opinion to express.

This is My ink, My freedom, and My story to tell

Mines and no one else.

 

 

©All Rights Reserved

Something wrong with this poem?

Share

Replies are closed for this poem.

Seriana Gamble

View all poems →

Your Poem's Voice

See what makes your poem unique — its voice, energy, themes, and the literary traditions it draws from.

Comments (3)

Seriana Gamble
Thank you so much! Truly does mean alot.
Keonte' Sealey
I really love this poem! Like , reading this I really feel connected to it. It's feels like something amazing. Freedom Ink. Love it.
Seriana Gamble
<p>This is my first time posting my poetry publicly. Please give feedback. :)</p>

Log in to leave a comment.