Patrick Okello: "I am not a Poet."

By Patrick Okello

Piemonte House

Date: Thursday, March 28th, 2024

I am not a Poet

But I have feelings too

I cry at the sad things

And laugh when I'm happy too.

I don't know fancy words

Or metaphors to use

But I know how to express

My thoughts and feelings are true.

Sometimes I stumble

And my words come out wrong

But it doesn't diminish

The emotions that I long for.

I may not know how to rhyme

Or create a perfect verse

But I will express myself

In words that are sincere and diverse.

I may not use fancy metaphor

Or paint a picture with words

But I will try my best to express

The emotions that my heart has incurred.

My words may not flow like a river

Or dance like the leaves on a tree

But they come straight from my heart

And that's all that means something to me.

So I may not be a Poet

But I will still write nonetheless

For my words are my own

And they come from the heart,

Nothing less.

Patrick Okello

The Voice Of A Silent Poet