Poetry Is Still Here

Recently, I was joking around with my friends when I suddenly had the idea to write a poem. At first, it was just a joke, but after giving it more thought, I decided I wanted to write a poem for this month’s article.

Today’s world is filled with media, news, and gaming.

How do we express our feelings?

Doomscrolling is forever growing,

And we grow used to never forming a bond.

Where has poetry gone?

If you think poetry is gone, you’re wrong.

It lives in the words we struggle to say,

Within the emotions we carry every day.

Poetry gives our feelings a place to stay.

It turns the words we speak

Into something others can recognize.

It carries stories from the past

While reminding us how quickly moments pass.

Through every verse, a story remains.

Through every line,

An experience that feels like mine.

It lives inside the songs we play,

In quiet tears we hide away.

In messages typed but never sent,

In every moment filled with meaning and intent.

So let the world keep moving fast,

Let screens and headlines fade and pass.

As long as hearts still hope and feel,

Poetry will stay alive and real.

Poetry is not going anywhere. It has existed in written form for about 4,000 years. One of the oldest surviving long poems is The Epic of Gilgamesh, which comes from ancient Mesopotamia and was created nearly 4,000 years ago. That does not include the poems, songs, prayers, and chants people shared long before writing existed.

I believe poetry is an art form that will never disappear. It will continue to flourish in everyday life in music, messages, memories, conversations, and the feelings we sometimes struggle to explain.