Why Poetry Matters

 in the softest whisper

poetry breathes

louder than the fiercest winds

it carries voices

from the depths of silenced hearts

to the ears willing to listen

and those forced to hear

it is activism

because it refuses to let

the status quo

have the final say

each word

a protest

each verse

a march

each stanza

a revolution

blooming from the tip of the pen

it speaks

when voices are snatched away

it stands

when bodies are forced to fall

it dreams

when the world screams nightmares

poetry is not just art

it's the soul's rebellion against injustice

it's the unwavering belief

in the possibility of change

in a world that often forgets to feel

poetry remembers

it remembers pain

it remembers joy

it remembers the stories

we are told to forget

so here's to poetry

not just as words arranged

but as fists raised

as hearts opened

as minds awakened

because when the world tries to silence us

our poems scream

louder than ever

defying every attempt

to curb their flight

this is why

poetry matters

as an act of activism

because in every line

lies the power

 to move

to disturb

to inspire

- Aspen Greenwood 

to transform

the world

around us

and within us