I used to think good poetry had to be complicated. Long stanzas, obscure metaphors, words nobody uses in real life.

Then I wrote this:

"I kept your voicemail

not because I miss you —

but because I miss me when I was yours."

Three lines. No big words. And it hit harder than anything I'd written in years.

That's when I learned: poetry isn't about sounding smart. It's about making someone feel something they couldn't put into words themselves.

Every poem I write now starts with one question: what does this person need to hear that they can't say out loud?

That's what I do at The Poetic Homie. I write poems for real moments — the ones that deserve more than a generic Hallmark card. Weddings, losses, love letters, apologies, celebrations, or just that feeling you get at 2am when the world goes quiet.

If you've ever wished someone could turn your feelings into words — that's literally what I'm here for.