Middle school was probably the time of my life when I realized that other people’s words (such as song lyrics) could get me through just about anything. Before that, I never really sat down and connected a song to my life or used music to get me through difficult times. It was also in middle school that I discovered that my own words could help me get through things. I began to write poetry (mainly because I found it amusing when I would read it out loud and the words would all rhyme and I kind of wanted to be like Taylor Swift, so I thought of them as song lyrics) about almost everything I had in my life: my brothers, my mom, my dad, my dog, school, home, the outdoors. I would write poems as a gift to my family for a birthday or a special occasion. I loved it. Then I began to write about certain events in my life. It was almost as if I documented what my life was like except with poetry. After every poem I felt accomplished. Over the years I would read my old poetry and it would help ...
