She writes poetry
Because she often finds herself talking in a room full of people and yet her words bounce from the wall and she's hoping that one day those very same words will embrace her tightly
she writes poetry
Because she still hears an echo when she speaks in a stadium full of rowdy fans
She writes poetry because when she sits in a blank room and hears:
"and how do you feel about that?"
she knows that her feelings are not worth $150 a session
Her feelings are not worth a strong dose of medication
Her feelings are like the California drought
People are aware of the damage but continue to leave the water on hoping it'll just "wash away"
But problems just don't wash away
Problems are meant to be fixed
And people should never feel like feelings are problems because feelings are free
They don't need a solution
I write poetry because I am not afraid of feeling sad
I write poetry because I refrain of treating my feelings like they are some type of disease
I write poetry because I am she and she is me and it's perfectly fine to feel alone as long as I can call the blank paper drenched in my words
*My home
in response to Alice Walker's How Poems Are Made, A Discredited View