I Am Not A Poet

This is in no way written to insult all the poets out there. I think you guys are amazing. I just have always felt I am not a poet, or at least not yet. People say that you need to write a certain way to be called a poet, but that's not true. It doesn't matter what you write about, your words matter. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. 

I am not a poet,

I do not write about politics,

And how it makes me sick.

I am not a poet,
I do not write about global warming,

And how its effects are getting pretty alarming.

I am not a poet,

I do not write about feminism,

And how hard women have to fight against chauvinism.

I am not a poet,

I do not write poems that will blow your mind,

And ones that are perfectly rhymed.

I am not a poet,

I write about what I know but there is very little that I know, 

And so my verses are not diverse. 

I am not a poet,

I write about heartbreak and love,

Or at least what I know of it.

I am not a poet in your eyes, 

But I write poetry,

And that is enough for me. 

 - JN

8.14pm, 11/8/2016 (Thursday)

Home, Kelana Jaya

JN is the one who doesn't take chances, but she's working on that. She's powering through life, one day at a time. Even with all that life throws her, you'll always see her with a smile. She's a hopeless romantic, hopeless beyond repair. You may say she's a dreamer, but she's got her feet on the ground.