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Question: Poets, do you ever feel like you can't talk to people!?
Do you only feel like you can say the right words to folks through your writing!?
I realize most people do not understand poetry, and only comprehend common language, so do you feel at times, that when you speak, you cannot, with whomever you are conversing with, help understand your meaning!?
I can't seem to help it, when I speak to someone, and try to talk "normally", I stutter, and there is a confused look on the other person's face!. When I speak normally (as myself, in a poetic fashion) I get funny looks from others!.
Does any other poet have this "problem"!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Oh all the time!. It's like my mind is bent into a completely different level then most!. It's not saying I feel more intelligent then them!.,,,,It's just I feel I have a more complex way of looking at things!. A girl's heart is broken!.!.!.!.they see "aww poor thing"!.!.!.!.!.I see inspiration for my next piece!.!.!.!.I see cruelty and passion behind her!. It's hard at times to say things!.!.!.!.I'm not one to pass up writing a letter instead of trying to talk to someone when I feel they won't understand my words if I actually speak them!.!.!.!.SOmetimes!.!.!.!.!.I actually find myself talking aloud and writing things i know I want to say down!.!.!.just to make sure it will come off the right way to the person I'm talking to lol!. Odd huh!? And then of course there's always writing actually poetry!.!.!.!.!.I only like to write things which people can compare to!.!.!.!.unless I have no intention of sharing it!.!.!.!.!.!.So that your "typical" mind could understand the essence of the words!.!.!.!.!.so to speak!. IT often gets to a point that I'm in conflict with myself!.!.!.!.feeling as if the way i think about things is ignorant!.!.!.!.!.I guess a writer's mind!.!.!.!.!.is truly deep in every aspect!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
yes with poems you can get out your inmost feels that you couldn't tell any one else most poem come from your heart and that is why most people can't pick up the meaning of the poem unless someone else has been through the same thing as you have them they can pick up what you are saying
and can identified with what you have written
God blessWww@QuestionHome@Com
Strange you ask that, as my mom who has gone on to be with Our Lord!. loved poetry, and tried her hand at it often, she was quiet the romantic,,and because we could not catch the beauty of her poems, she seem feel as you!.do and it now lets me know where my mom was at!. thanks your question brought back some fond memories of my mom!. and cleared up a mystery for me, at the same time!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
sometimes, I do get that!. just practice saying what you mean, I know that sounds funny, but sometimes I pretend I'm writing in my head the words I want to say, that helps when I get like that, once you have done it a while, it gets better!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
The *exact* right words, when I need them most, as when communicating with a loved one something that may tick them off or otherwise upset them with me -- then I prefer to write (but of course not in poetry)!.
I do find it hard to talk about poetry to or with people, especially before I know how they feel about poetry!. I find that many people are either intimidated by poetry ("Oooooohhhh, that's so hard! I'll never get it, so I won't even try!.") or think they're *above* poetry ("Oh that!? I did that for half a year in high school, so it's something I don't need to think about anymore!.")!.
When I write my poetry, I try to layer it a bit so that it has a surface and a deep end (in most cases)!. The *shallow* reader has something to enjoy, and those that want to pick at it a bit can find something deeper as well, hopefully!.
Have a great night!Www@QuestionHome@Com