Poetry

Every time I read poetry, it gets me in the mood to write some of my own. Like Mrs. Watson said, the most poetry I write is when I am depressed, but I try to break out of that every now and then. I like to write poetry about myself. Just to keep myself in check and to make sure that my creative flow doesn't get rusty. I often pick out my flaws and play with them in a poem, it keeps me humble and reminds me of who I am. Intimacy is a big thing for me as well. I often put it into a poem that no one else can understand, except for me. My favorite poet is Hafiz. He is humorous, but very serious in his poetry. His poems are light, with a deep meaning. I do not claim any religion because I am in the weird funky stage of trying to decide what I believe. But that's a story for a different time. Here is one of his poems called I Have Learned So Much. It's beautiful, and it makes me so happy.

I

Have

Learned

So much from God

That I can no longer

Call

Myself

A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim,

a Buddhist, a Jew.

The Truth has shared so much of Itself

With me

That I can no longer call myself

A man, a woman, an angel,

Or even a pure

Soul.

Love has

Befriended Hafiz so completely

It has turned to ash

And freed

Me

Of every concept and image my mind has ever known.