PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

There are so many
poetry misconceptions
out there.
People honestly think and believe
that there has to be
a rhyme scheme,
set pattern,
a specific topic for all of an author's work,
and many other things
that just aren't true.
Poetry isn't about
rhyming or patterns or syllables or stanzas
or quotations or specified topics or anonymous writers
or famous authors or people from only one era of time
or about confusing the readers or anything like that.
It's about expressions
of the mind, body, soul, religion, spirit,
and whatever else that can't be orally
uttered from one's mouth.
It's about being true
to ourselves and exposing
what's deep within us
and letting it all go.
It's about being true
to what we're feeling, thinking, desiring,
craving, wanting, needing, seeking, fantasizing,
and so much more that goes beyond
our words from our mouths
that are clearly missed everyday.
It's about being true
to what's inside of
you and me and whoever have you.
It's about being true
to society and ending hiding
what means the most...
ourselves.
It's about being true
about our lives.
It's about being true
to what we believe
and what we stand for.
It's about being true
to the world
as we're setting ourselves free
by simply being fully honest
instead of harvesting
it all inside of us
each day to slowly eat at us
or nag us or annoy us or frustrate us
or kill us from deep within and all that
stuff that makes us ready to scream.
It's about being true
to all this and more
as we're stopping
ourselves from hiding in shelters
of defensive walls we built around our hearts
to achieve the goal
of being free.
It's about being true
and sharing this all
with you and everyone else
to prevent, stop, and block more
poetry misconceptions.