Poets Aren't Emo

• Artist: MandiLila
• Description: Original title is pretty long so it wouldn't fit: Poets & Their So-Called 'Emo' Poetry.
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  I am one of those people who is constantly annoyed by the frequent use of the word 'emo.' Especially since people seem to think it means you cut yourself or are goth when in reality emo is two things: A.) A sort of grunge-y fashion style and B.) it's short for emotional. And since every human has emotions wouldn't that make us all emo? In short - poetry isn't 'emo.'
• Date: 08/09/2010
• Tags: poets arentemo poetry poem thewordemo

People say it's 'emo.'
They say it's depressing.
But we, the poets, know.
It's only expression.

We may write about food
or playing with knives.
Whatever it is,
it's not necessarily our lives!

We imagine this stuff
or take it from reality.
It could be a bluff
or our current scenery.

We write angry
when we're joyous inside.
We write optimistically,
when we're ready to hide.

In rare times,
we write our actual feelings.
They could be within rhymes,
or just scattered.

Poets can't be predicted;
We're fascinating specimens.
You couldn't even find out who we were
if you asked our best friends.

Don't think that we're in love,
if we write about teen angst.
It's probably a parody
inspired by our so-called school 'saints.'

Because people may call us scary.
But you should know that we're laughing
as you hop on a ferry,
desperate to leave us behind.

You people can say it's 'emo'
or that it's depressing.
But that only means
you don't understand it.

Comments

[Invictive]

Love it! Nice job.

[Rekoj Dekciw]

Wow. I love this. Its very true. I write poems too and everyone is forever telling me its for emos and sissys. I write poetry because it helps. Great job!! 5 stars.