How can I say I am sad?
All that's ever plagued my mind
has been my own poem,
my own writing
I have an unfortunate habit of using
words that do not wish to be used.
I am that one that has put
lead to paper, the one that
has made the mistakes, those
words I believe do not fit,
those awkward lines and harsh
forced rhymes.
All those writings I so regret
Yet I continue to write my
poems as such because I
cannot use the words I wish to.
One day in the future, when I
am in later stanzas of my
work, I will be free to write
as I please. Nothing will prevent
me from scribbling free verse,
independently of expectations.
One day in the future,
I will write my life
the way I wish.
© Mika Datadin
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Grade 11
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