Overview

In case you wanted to know why I write poetry here's a few words. I write because it sets my mind free. Poetry can make you feel at peace with the world around you. I've been writing poetry since I was 6 years old. I never thought I would develop such a passion for it. I grew up reading poetry from the great poets like Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Common, Alice Walker, and Zora Neale Hurston. Their poetry just made me say one day I would love to be named among them. I write because sometimes it's hard to speak your feelings, so I write them out. When I'm inspired by something or someone I like to write about it. To be honest I feel like my life is playing to be just one big poetry book. I've gone through so much and I'm only 20. Never imagined my life would be where it's at right now but I thank God for where he has brought me from. The poetry I write is from the heart. From my soul I write what I feel. I write poetry simply because...I love it. So there you have it...the writings of a poet, written from the heart. This is why I write poetry. God is everything.