At Olympia High School's Martin Luther King Jr. assembly, a man from New York came to read poems and talk to us. He was so inspirational that I don't even remember his name... just kidding. He really touched me. His poems were all written by him and related to every single person. He told a story about him being stuck in his car one day and how frustrated he was. We all get to that point in life and he wrote a beautiful poem on a napkin he found in the trunk of his car. It just shows that a normal person can write so beautifully and relate to other people through a magnificent thing called poetry.
I really regret not writing his name down... He was an amazing poet that put out so many great messages. He told us that everyone was equal in their own beautiful way and it may sound chessy, but when you look at the people around you it's true. He was a teacher in a ghetto area in New York just because he wanted to improve those kids lives. It takes a good person to do that.
When I think of poetry I think of emotions just in general. It has a deep meaning for me and I enjoy reading it and would love to learn more about it.
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