What is poetry? Is it a story written in a
rhythmic way or feelings expressed through ink shapes on a page? Is poetry a
fire meant to brand an impression or desecrate an trend? Is poetry pure necessary
noise the world needs to breath in to transform and survive?
I write words. These words create lines
and rhymes. Sometimes, I talk to you, sometimes I talk to me. And, sometimes I
talk to someone, somewhere in the world that I know must exist. At times,
emotion ties the sentences together, but sometimes, it doesn't require a
feeling to know one must read on. These words sometimes hurt--I didn't do that
on purpose. It just happened. In fact, every poem I write "just
happens" and none are the same.
I would like to share my poems with you,
but before I do, I must make sure you know what my words are and what they are
not.
My poetry is a process of how I process.
The narratives aren't meant to be fables or exhaustive details about reality.
The comments aren't meant to be critical. The conclusions are not universal,
wise, axioms. The emotional evaluations are not depictions of my
personality. Maybe, I'm observing
something in the world, and I want to try to understand it better. Sometimes,
I'm experience new feelings, and I don't know how to define them. Other times,
I look back and try to remember events or emotions. The result of my processing
of these observations and feelings is often a poem.
So why share my words at all? Well, maybe
others have tried to process similar events or emotions. Maybe others have
struggled to express how they see the flaws in the world. Perhaps, my poetry
isn't only for me to learn from. In fact, God gave me the ability to write
poems to begin with. Maybe one other person can be encouraged that they are not
the only ones looking at life and trying to process what they see. My hope is
that thoughts, new perspectives, ways of looking at the world are risen. My
commentary is not an explanation of the poem's meaning, but rather the story
behind why it was written to begin with. When I share my words, please enjoy,
but please also think.
~ Alyson
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