What Poetry Has Taught Me

What has Poetry taught me?

Powerful

Through poetry

I build my strength

I am now in control

But one is never

Truly

In control

We must let it out

The words come as a privilege

Salvage old memories

Forge new thought

Creation

That is what I feel

That is how I change

Poetry is…

Powerful

Open

Your eyes

Your mind

To the journey you are on

From my experience
I have learned a trick

To allow myself to return

To the places I never knew possible

The past

The future

To a world beyond our own

Imagination is running free

Can you see

The opportunities are

Vast

Limited by thyself

Forget what you know

The doors are now

Open

Expressive

When I am upset

When my thoughts become overwhelming

I feel helpless at times

It is the aggression found within

Frozen in my ways

I must release

I learned the key

I found a new road

Through poetry

I feel I can be

Expressive

Timeless

Three O’clock in the morning

Twelve O’clock Noon

Nine O’clock in the morning

Inspiration can strike at any moment

When I work, I feel free

Old poems resurface

Bringing back memories

Good and Bad

Read with a new eye

With a new mindset

Poetry has taught me

Everything written

Can truly become

Timeless

Reliable

Poetry has taught me

When I am home alone

Sitting on my bed

Thoughts running though my head

When there is nothin left to be said

I take out a pen

Open to a new page in my notebook

Open up a blank document

Then, I let my mind loos

Nothing on the mind

Simply an opportunity to find

Something forever hidden behind

Read as a delivered message

Signed

Reliable

Years

Poetry has taught me

How to express myself

Create timeless works

Open my mind to the world around me

Poetry has revealed to me

Part of what it has in store

The absolute power

Especially when I am down

Also, Importantly, while I am up

There are many ways

To turn thought into creation

To reach out to the world

Poetry is one reliable source

Not for days or months, but…

Years

Vecus Mitchell 3:30 PM July 2, 2018