I stumbled onto poetry
Out of tragic family loss
Suddenly I heard a calling
The calling from my heart’s boss
Enslaved was I
To write down in words
When lyrical wheels turn
Driving the emotions I’ve heard
Chorus:
I’m just a poet on the pages
Of My Poetic Side
Composing feelings from my heart
That refuse to hide
And many other poets
Much the same as me
Writing from their hearts
Just being who they need to be
Where the words come from
I don’t really know
But it’s a boat upstream
I just have to row
And sometimes
The words run dry
Causing me to ponder
As to reasons why
Chorus:
I’m just a poet on the pages
Of My Poetic Side
Composing feelings from my heart
That refuse to hide
And many other poets
Much the same as me
Writing from their hearts
Just being who they need to be
Far worse things in this world
Than poets chasing words
Like quarreling people
Shouting obscenities absurd
If poets ruled the world
Certainly, a beautiful place
Teach the world to write poetry
You’d see a smile on every face
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