Poetry's New Breath

What has poetry taught me? To analyze critically, To use my brain, To harness my thoughts Into a train That leads me to A never-ending expanse Of knowledge of learning, Of a second chance. For you see, I had given up on poetry Because of the monotony That my teachers fed to me. But one day I sat down With determination To receive some extra credit For a conglomeration Of my thoughts On a topic of my choosing, And I thought to myself, This is not a battle worth losing. So with pen and paper I sat down And wrote a poem Of which I was quite proud. This event taught me That I quite love writing poetry, For I can transform my thoughts into an item worthwhile.