Poetry in Me

There are many types of poetry

But I've always found comfort in rhyme

One day I learned I couldn't speak certain things

So I kept it all in my mind.

A teacher gave me a special license

At the ripe age of nine;

She gave me a poet's license

And I swear it couldn't have come at a better time.

Some things others just couldn't understand

Or maybe I didn't want them to know.

Whether it was a secret affair within myself 

Or another expressive window,

Poetry gave me a sense of freedom 

And a creative release.

I am a poet for the rest of my life

Because without writing,

My sense of existence would cease.