Poetry Within Myself

For someone with as many issues as me

The only way to escape is poetry

For a person who doesn’t shine bright like a celebrity

My own light was the gift of poetry

Self-esteem is a scarcity

For someone as low as me

My soul sunk lower than the sea

Insults toward myself is quite easy

Poetry helped me gain my strength

My heart found its own wavelength

I could finally accept my faults

Not conform to everyone’s default

Without this skill I found of mine

I would have been empty inside

Broke down within myself and cried

Believing in the negativity and lies

This poem is dedicated to the younger me

The one who wouldn’t find her glee

The rhythm that was begging to come out

In order to shine from this day on and without doubt

If I didn’t discover it

If I just let the depression sit

If I denied myself from the grit

I wouldn’t have heard the inner wit

So thank you poetry for your light

Thanks for opening up my sight

Giving me the will to fight

Because of you, I will finally be alright