Confessions of an Awkward Poet (and human being)
Vivid poetry shows imagery of what life should be…
(hold on, deep breath, enunciate, speak louder)
MY VIVID POETRY SHOWS IMAGERY OF WHAT LIFE COULD BE …..
If I wrote it.
Perfected penmanship misspelling
Erors (errors)
And blimishes (blemishes)
That overshadow craftsmanship
Every.
Single.
Time.
(dramatic pause inspired by nerves, not thematic suspense)
Careful articulations of alliterations
Taken as lessons
WHEN
Fate rolled mistakes into crude packages
forgetting the legality of dreaming
inhaling consequences under the stars ….
My decisions,
written so eloquently in a creative writing assignment titled:
Peer Pressure is a B!@TCH!!
That I never submitted
to ensure perfect scores on
writing samples of
choked on clichéd heart references
Chugged through a funnel made of pitiful memories
and
posted on Facebook…..
Because writing love poems are perfect
Even when you have no one to love….
(ummmmm……)
And you think no one loves you
That’s why logic made us comparisons
And I think I thought you were better
Because Instagram told me you were beautiful
Until I realized your meticulously articulated metaphors
Created flawed poetry too.
Just like me…
And her….
and him….
Judged by immaculate standards created
by failures
that never failed
to fail
at failing …
flipping through life
and ripping out pages of regrets
tossing them
into past winds
scattered
to be found
by poets who believe
life’s imperfections makes our poetry beautiful