What If?

What if things were different? 
What if things stayed the same? 
What if everything you ever loved was gone? 
What if you couldn't sing your song? 
What if there was something you had to say? 
What if it rains today? 
What if the sun don't shine? 
What if you were out of time? 
What if everything you had was gone? 
What if you couldn't move on? 
What if I were you and you were me
? Would you then be able to see
? Could you see all that you are doing to me
? 

Why do people write poetry?

I find that people write poetry for the same reasons that they write newspaper articles, blogs, or why they paint or draw. It is a way to express how you are feeling. You can always tell how the person who is writing the poem feels; by the words that they use and how they are using them. Poetry is beautiful, sensual, erotic, sexy, and dark all at the same time. The way someone writes can make a difference in how the reader will interpret what the writer is trying to express.

A majority of people believe that poetry are poems that rhyme. This is not true. Poetry is a story that is told by the poet, usually pertaining to a particular person, place, thing, or event that could have taken place, whether it be happy, sad, or even a tragedy. It is all about getting what is on your mind or how you are feeling out in words that can only be described by the person who is writing the poem.

I have personally been writing poetry since I was 12 yrs old. I am now 26. Writing poetry for me, has been a way for me to cope with everyday life. When I am sad and feeling down I will write a poem to express the way that I am feeling at that very moment in time.

Why Do You Write Poetry?