Let Your Thoughts Meander Through Your Mind While On A Mental Exploration Through My Poetry Blog
Poetry is a symphony of words that looks to captivate the hearts and minds of all those in attendance. It ensnares our very soul and takes it to places it has never been, transforming it a long the way.
My transformation started when I was in elementary school. During that time I composed my first poem “Me”. In that poem, I took to reassure myself of self love and acceptance while also strengthening my self esteem.
Me is only me no one else,
I am orange and that is me and no one else,
I am blue and I am me and only me,
I am yellow and I love being me and only me,
I. LOVE. ME.
When my dad read that poem he was so proud of me that he couldn’t contain his joy and brought a copy of it to that years parent-teacher conference for my teacher to read. The echoes of the smiles and emotions shared that day live on and ultimately turned out to be a catalyst for my journey that continues to this day.
In that journey, I have come to find solace in the works of poet Sylvia Plath. Her death, backstory and thought process overall has intrigued me a lot. I consider the poem “Daddy” to be one of my favorites of her works. It is truly a literary masterpiece that moves me in ways that leaves my body in goosebumps. It is beyond captivating to me to envision someones mindset in a play of words such as poetry.