My Feelings on Poetry

I was the only person in class last week that said they did not like poetry. I do not like poetry for a couple of reasons. Firstly, poetry intimidates me. I find it so hard to rhyme, and to make my words flow. I know all poetry does not have to rhyme, and my poem about school did not. Another reason I do not like poetry is because I love writing and just letting my words flow. With stories I write everything I think in my head. I write what immediately comes to me, and I have no limit as to the sentence length or the amount syllables. With poetry you have to think about how you say things. You cannot just write down what you are thinking. So I guess I do not dislike poetry. I just do not like writing it. I actually like poetry. Song lyrics are poems to me. I love listening to music and finding how I could apply the lyrics to my life. My boyfriend is quite fond of writing poetry, and nothing makes me smile wider than the silly little couplets he sends me. They are hilarious. Any poetry I do like usually rhymes, and is funny. Everything has to make me smile. A lot of poetry is angry and depressing because people use poetry as an outlet. I do not want to read something that is going to make me angry or upset. I just want to read something that is going to make me smile. I can not say that I have a favorite poet. If I had to say anyone it would be the bands The Format and Death Cab for Cutie. I love both of their lyrics. My favorite line from a Format song would be, “Love is speaking in code, it’s an inside joke. Love is coming home.” I cannot even begin to tell you my favorite from Death Cab. Their songs are all so good.