Poetry

Poetry is my lifeline

I breathe it in during the day

And dream about it at night

Poetry, my second wind

Keeping me sane, as long as I have a pen

Poetry is much more than just words to me

It is everything I feel, everything I see

I write about the things and people around me

I notice things that usually go unseen

Like a dream, only in reality

The things people would rather not see

Poetry is my heart, my soul

If I didn’t have it, I’d lose control

It gives me the strength to go on

Gives me an outlet when things go wrong

Poetry saved my life

Safe to say I almost died, twice

By my own hand

Poetry gave me the ability to mend

When I wanted to quit

Escape this life

Poetry gave me the strength to survive

Poetry is my everything

Without It I don’t know where I’d be

All my emotions can flow freely

Without the chance for it to overwhelm me