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~Jenuine

for some it is
a glass of wine
to unwind
at the end of a stressful day
for others
a grueling and intense
session at the gym
to work off steam
for some it is
headphones in the ears
and volume on blast
not a second thought
spent on the past
for others
it’s a slow drag
then passed along
exhaling worries
out with the smoke

for me
it is this pen
and these pages
these words
and this emotion

you may keep
your spirits and
your stairmaster
you may have
your music
and your substances
but leave for me
Poetry

on the page
I am free
this pen takes me
anywhere I want to be

I can plunge down deep
digging into the depths of despair
or I can traverse the tricky
terrain of life’s troublesome trials
I can linger a while in lament
or I can relish a reverie of the ridiculous
I can soar high on the strong wing of hope
or I can anguish in the longings of love
I can roar and storm with rage
or I can whisper a gentle rainfall of tears

I have
no limits
no rules
no borders
no authorities
no judgments
save my own
but even those I put on mute
while pen glides
across paper
leaving ink footprints in the shape of
words
thoughts
images
moments

here
is where I
find
become
am myself
fully
deeply
exquisitely

Poetry is my
favorite mirror
in which to
gaze upon my soul’s countenance
an image I carry with me
when forced through
the madhouse maze of
distorted carnival mirrors

Poetry reminds me
who I am
and
who I want to be

in Poetry
I am not white
I am not female
I simply am
experience
movement
human