picked up poetry

By Mia Hanuska

poetry is not my strong suit

but don’t look at my drive

because somehow it’s filled to the brim

of stories and words

that i can’t say aloud

for my eyes only

you’ll never see

i picked up poetry

out of the blue one day

to word all the thoughts and feelings and things

swirling around

haunting me ‘til they’re on the page

not entirely true

but what i feel

now the poems are everywhere

appearing as i walk

keeping you on my mind

emotions i don’t tell

i write

started because of you

yet you’ll never know

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