I think every poem I've written was meant to be spoken word
Each line crafted with a performance in mind
The rhythm and cadence meant for my voice alone
Impactful only when shouted in a crowded room
Yet I have never
Not once
Gotten the courage to get up on a stage
And deliver one
I struggle to share them because I know they will sound wrong
They were not meant to be read
But the anxiety is too much
And each time I think about reciting them aloud I shake
Terrified that I will try and fail to convey the poem trapped inside my brain
So I never do
And the world goes longer and longer without hearing my work
And it is neither worse nor better for it
I hope one day I will speak my poetry into this universe
Maybe I'll start with this