Poem: Not a Poet

 

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Title: Not a Poet

I'm a better writer 

Then I am a poet

When I write stories

My destination is clear in my mind

The words eb and flow like the waves

An adventure I navigate by stars

With poetry 

The words hop and skip 

Like fish in the water

I try to spear them like an island castaway

Starved for their meaning

When I write stories

I discover hidden secrets about myself

An archeologist of hidden truths

With poetry

I'm a toddler trying to shove 

a square shaped truth

Into a round hole, ever frustrated 

And yet I keep trying

Collecting my truths in a collage of words

Trying to piece together art

Trying to piece together meaning