archives of my past faces

I write some poems to win contests
and get printed in glossy magazines.
I write poems that look neat on the page 
and post them on social media.

I write poems to speak out loud.
So far they’ve all been to get back at my exes. 
I write them the way I want them to sound--
cacophony of squished lines and phrases,
hardly any stanzas at all.
I memorize them before I go on stage,
but still hold a crumpled copy in a sweaty hand
as an insurance policy.

Then
I write some poems just for me.
I think they’re beautiful,
and they do live by the loose rules of poetry. 
Honest.
I believe they’ll be ready to be read in awhile
by the same eyes that have now seen more.

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[PoeticSorcery]

that's mostly what poetry is, writing what you feel about certain things, particularly people, especially people that have affected you strongly. I hope that didn't sound rude, I was simply sharing my thoughts :)