I began to write poetry around the age of 12. I have gone through significant lulls in my work, but have somehow managed to write over 300 pieces chronicling my life and loves. I have always found it easier to let my feelings flow out through a pen or my fingers than to verbalize them. Some of my favorite poets are e.e. cummings, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Oriah and of course Maya Angelou.
Go ahead, just do it,
I've had a knife in my heart before,
The initial stab is the worst part,
And it doesn't hurt too long,
...
I can feel it, taste it, smell it.
Tunisia, the Mediterranean, the Sahara.
I wince as I close my eyes
And transport myself back
...