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Why Does Poetry Matter?
Our eyes see it. Our brain longs for it. For a connection.
Maybe a bedtime story. Maybe a story to pass the time on the train. Or on the bus, or in a car.
Or maybe it's for school. For a grade.
Maybe it’s a reason to have a conversation. Maybe it's an escape to read or to write. Maybe it fills the void of silence.
It’s artwork with or without all the colors.
It sings a song, without a beat.
Maybe it's about expressing emotion: Anger, sadness, havoc. Loneliness, frustration, happiness.
Maybe our brain longs for reassurance, that we aren’t the only person that feels that way.
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I made this piece in class and it's one of my favorites.