what is poetry?

Poetry is a lot of different things to many different people. To some people, it's a way to describe a certain situation. Others may think it's just a form of writing. Another handful of people think it's a few lines of random words that rhyme. But those people are wrong. To me, poetry is a way to reflect, express, and let out any feelings about anything. It's to give life and meaning to simple words. It doesn't always have to rhyme. Yes, it is a form of writing, but it's also a form of art and sometimes even therapy. Poetry can calm you down or fire you up, but the best thing about it is that the writer is always in control. Poetry will always be there when no one else is.