House Poet ☘️

I WISH PEOPLE WERE POETRY
I wish people were poetry,

So they would know

I, too,  have a voice!

A voice! and cry,

And how much I love

The touch of words

As they’ve given me wings to fly.

I wish people were poetry,

So they can know that a poem

It is beautiful, even if it doesn’t rhyme,

And they could console me, telling

It isn’t easy to be strong all the time.

I wish people were poetry,

So they could see the beauty

Of unspoken words,

And the pain that makes them

So heavy as they’re carried, unuttered!

I wish people were pretty,

So they’d know-how

Every word is strung,

How hard does it take to

Define a word,

that you’ve never learnt.

I wish people were poetry,

So they would know that

Sharing pain could help it cure,

But they aren’t poetry,

They haven’t heard me weeping

And I’ve heard them say,

You should speak more

I wish people were poetry,

So they would sing along

With the rhyme

They would see all my tears

That I hid while crying.

I wish people were poetry,

So they would know how I embrace my

They would appreciate me

For hiding how strongly it hurts.

I wish people were poetry,

So I could adore their similarities
Beautiful as a dream,

And I won’t defy, for the first time,

That they’re how they seem!

The speaker expresses a longing for people to be like poetry, so they would truly understand and appreciate the depth of emotions and experiences conveyed through words. They yearn for recognition of their own voice and the beauty of unspoken thoughts, as well as the struggles and vulnerabilities that often go unnoticed. The speaker reflects on the challenge of articulating feelings that are difficult to express, wishing for empathy and connection through shared experiences of pain. They desire a world where people can appreciate the complexities of their emotions, see the beauty in their scars, and recognise the strength it takes to carry unspoken words. Ultimately, the speaker seeks understanding, acceptance, and the joy of being acknowledged in their emotional journey.