I Am Not A Poet 2



When I feel I am really a poet
I see my flesh is poetry
My pleasure is poetry
My pains are poetry
My feelings are poetry.

Poetry protects me
Poetry teaches me
How to fight back and win.

Poetry is my freedom
Poetry is my independence
Poetry is my flag
And an anthem
Poetry is my prophet
And a messanger.

But I am not a poet
Do not read me
Burn me into ashes
Let there be a flower
From the ashes.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBBB BBX CXXCAB ABDXD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 384
Words 84
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 3, 6, 5

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