Ode to Poetry

This is my thousandth ode to...

Poetry is just another name

for a heart - it determines 

whether you live or die

and is one of the sure-fire

ways to make another 

bleed. 

That's why red inked essays

hurt so much and why

Poetry's not always black.

Believe me when I say this -

even if you don't - Poetry

is nothing more than 

another name for the heart.

Which means I have Poetry

to thank for the person

I am becoming on top of

finding a reason to 

love myself as well. 

Oh, Poetry, you have no idea

how beautiful your soul is