Poetry

My poetry is me

bits and pieces

of my soul

placed on paper

for the world to behold

in the lines lies

my scars

in the prose

my fears are told

in the silence

words are not needed

but in the words

lives my voice

crying for insight

in a world empty of it

My poetry is me

and I am my words

I feel each and every one

Especially when they hurt

I don't write because it's easy

I need to get the demons outta my head

I need to put a voice to all the things

That I can't change

I need to be a voice for those that no longer have one

I don't write because it's easy

Sometimes the words draw blood

I write because someone has to

I write because silence is a sin

I write because passion is the reason to pick up a pen

I write because someone somewhere

Needs to know they are not alone

They are not the only ones that feel this way

Or deal with these things

I write because maybe one day

The words I say might stop someone

From picking up that gun

Swallowing those pills

Tying that noose

I write not to say it gets better

Because I can't guarantee it wouldn't be a lie

I write to say you are not alone

Others feel this way too

And waking up can sometimes be the only reason to go on

My poetry is me

But it is also you