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I am a Poet

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The pen is my instrument.
Words are my music.
The world and more
Are my inspiration.
I am a poet.

I build each poem
From a base of emotion,
Frame them with words,
And fill them with color.
I am a poet.

I might as well
Write a poem with my blood
As much as each poem is
Of me, of my soul.
I am a poet.

With words, I can paint pictures,
Bring tears, show truth,
Heal wounds, break hearts,
Or even melt hearts.
I am a poet.

Who are you to say
What I truly am?
Unless you understand this-
My poetry, my soul- you can't.
I am a poet.

I could just keep it;
Hide these words from the world.
But I let the world
See a piece of my soul.
I am a poet.

Every time I share it
I leave myself vulnerable
Letting you see exactly
What I believe.
I am a poet.

So what will you do
With my written-out heart?
Crush it, burn it, guard it?
Please be careful
For I am just a poet.




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Hmm...I found your poem interesting. It reads a little odd, but I like it none the less.

So what will you do
With my written-out heart?
Crush it, burn it, guard it?
Please be careful
For I am just a poet.

Stick with your, "I am a poet ending", it would sound better.

All and all good job, and good luck with your poetry! :)
~FW~
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That was really good; it summed up how I feel, too. Every poem might not be incredible, but they are all from the heart and a part of us. Good metaphor and language here:
I build each poem/From a base of emotion,/Frame them with words,/And fill them with color./I am a poet.
I also really liked the last two stanzas. Good job. :)
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I love this poem. This is my absolute favorite stanza.
The pen is my instrument.
Words are my music.
The world and more
Are my inspiration.
I am a poet.

This is the poem that inspired some of my poetry. I didn't see any mistakes, and all I can think to say is great job!! :)
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freewritersavvy wrote:Hmm...I found your poem interesting. It reads a little odd, but I like it none the less.

So what will you do
With my written-out heart?
Crush it, burn it, guard it?
Please be careful
For I am just a poet.

Stick with your, "I am a poet ending", it would sound better.

All and all good job, and good luck with your poetry! :)
~FW~


The whole point of this stanza is to change up the rhythm. It shows that I [the poet] am not all powerful and entirely to the mercy of the reader. I meant to not keep this stanza the same as the others. Not to attack or anything, but this is exactly as I intended it. Thank you for the compliments.




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This is so cool! The repetition of 'I am a poet' isn't abused or annoying, it's perfect. The first line of the whole thing really drew me in. I'd pick out a favorite stanza but I like them all. Your grammar, spelling, and puctuation are all truly excellent.

So what will you do
With my written-out heart?
Crush it, burn it, guard it?
Please be careful
For I am just a poet. Awesome ending.


I really enjoyed this. Sorry that I don't have anything really constructive, but keep up the good work!
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Hi there. Lavvi in to review for you today.

This was really awesome! The repetition of the last line for each stanza really tied everything together in this poem, I thought.

The world and more
Are my inspiration.


Zero in on the bolded two words. This is so unspecific and dull, it just leans on the edge of the "destroy this stanza" cliff. Please get some specifics-- it just seems like you were at a loss for a decent word and just threw this in. It's bothersome.

This poem really feels like it was written from the heart :) It deserves a "like".

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Lavvi
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I really like this poem! I feel like you've poured a lot of emotion into this. My favourite section would have to be the 3rd, which shows just how much you put into the poetry you write. The ending I feel is perfect, with the slight variation on the "I am a poet." I love the repetition of "I am a poet", and just how strongly you believe in this. The metaphors you have used help make your point so much stronger.

I love how much emotion is in this! Great poetry :)




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I love this poem! I think that a lot of people on here can relate to it. I thought that the flow and idea behind it were both really great. I loved the ending how you wrote:
Please be careful
For I am just a poet.

I thought this was a perfect way to end off. It was powerful, since you changed up your standard line. It shows that we are all human, and these peoms are apart of us, which make us vulenerable to others opinions and critism.

Loved the peom, keep it up! :D
I'd like to think I'm creative... instead of just plain weird ;D




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Gaaahhhh, I loved this. It captures the emotion of poets everywhere so perfectly, and describes us so well.

I would like to say so many more things, but this is pretty much all I have for you. Sorry. :(

Thanks for putting this up! I enjoyed it.

Edit: I WILL FINISH.

The pen is my instrument.
Words are my music.
The world and more
Are my inspiration.
I am a poet.

Seems like a lot of fragments here--you can let the line breaks take care of that, sometimes.

I build each poem
From a base of emotion,
Frame them with words,
And fill them with color.
I am a poet.

Love it. This is how poets operate, and you captured it so well.

I might as well
Write a poem with my blood
As much as each poem is
Of me, of my soul.
I am a poet.

Ha. Nice. ......I feel there's more to say, but I can't think of it.

With words, I can paint pictures,
Bring tears, show truth,
Heal wounds, break hearts,
Or even melt hearts.
I am a poet.

Who are you to say
What I truly am?
Unless you understand this-
My poetry, my soul- you can't.
I am a poet.

I fully understand the vulnerability of letting others view your work, and how it's a window to your soul. Good job.
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Hello there,

This is an excellent poem about a poet! A very new way of looking at writing and then putting it into words. The stanza's were all very well organized and They all were aproximately the same length. I liked how this was so long and I also liked the description displayed in every aspect of it. My favorite stanza was the third one because it held so many descriptive words and it was just great to read in general. Overall I really liked this so well done, you're a very good poet! Keep on writing.

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Thank you much to everyone who found this poem interesting. It is very encouraging to have other comment and even criticize your work. I definitely have to take most of the criticism into account because I went over and over this poem and thought it was a masterpiece. And I hope to make it even better! Thank you.



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