Why do you write poetry?

alexis-walkes Poems

Well, it's the power that words convey. The way they allow you to feel the very thoughts that disturbs my mind. These words can inspire, create, control and destroy. Poetry is power. It's expression, it's the hope that my lines undress before your eyes and make you feel a rise.. The hope that they are so pornographic, it makes you second guess how ***** and strong the truth of free expression can be... I write because my heart strings are tugged everyday, it plays the cord of pain and lost. It plays a melody that those can hopefully sing along to. I write because it's the best way to voice the me I think I already know. I write in hopes that one day my words would come alive and embrace me with the courage to be.. because poetry carries meaning that is far more complex, than the very words you see. Makes you think beyond.. It humbles the mind and the spirit with how elegantly its craft captivates the being of the reader. Poetry is potent. Its power is endless. I write because, why not ?