A poet is a melancholic being, often a deeply depressed one.
A poet is a heartbroken soul
One that romanticizes all things
One that believes in soulmates
One that thinks he lost his.
A poet’s thoughts are the darkest place to be
If the poet wrote about you, you should know you are not special.
You either broke his heart, stole his thoughts, or traumatized his soul.
You could have done it all, but the poet would still have loved you
The poet tortures himself by putting his distressed misery into words
Words that rhyme and sing, things that the tyrant loves to hear.
The poet has no shame as he uses his enemies as inspiration
And falls in love with his friends
He tells you lies to cover his pain.
Otherwise, how could people understand his remaining?
The poet only listens to himself.
Or his thoughts, as for him, his thoughts don’t belong to him.
He listens to this voice and writes its requests.
Almost like a dead spirit, who wants to let go of his feelings
Through the poet’s words.
The poet won’t ever get recognized
The reader won’t appreciate it and his painful words will be in vain.
Still wish to be a poet? I’m afraid you can’t choose to write
Only a miserable heart can rhyme, create the art of failing every time
So that others can feel thrive.
© Tayane Oliveira 2023-10-05