Why Poetry?

I am drawn to poetry, 

Image painted by Bre Prater.

Because of the beauty it can convey. 

I choose to write in verse, 

Because of the richness it portrays. 

I study poetic research, 

Because it brings me joy. 

I want to be more than a researcher, 

Or a scholar in the university's employ. 

I want to be - 

An artist, an activist, a poet. 

I want to make the world a better place, 

And use rhythm and rhyme to do it. 

I read great poets, 

So that someday, I might become one. 

I study excellent researchers, 

To learn from their successes and mistakes. 

I am a poetic researcher, 

And my words have power.