YOU SAY THAT I'M NOT A POET

You say that I'm not a poet,
and I say, how can you say that?
I have fought to defend my words,
I have bled beneath the criticism of others,
I have refused to not stand my ground,
and I have put my feelings down on paper,
if that's not what poetry is then just what is it?
Well excuse me Miss "Nothing's ever good enough for you",
I'll just return to my inadequacy.

Copyright ©2006 Ashi Shadow 6/20/06 on Katie
(on the rhyming & structured poems thing, hers are not.. not anymore anyway).
In draft was Miss "I'm too good for you" but went back to original, which is above.