Quirky

I looked up the definition of “quirky”, and that is me;

For, unusual; but cool is what I claim to be.

I am quite intelligent; yet I live in my own universe;

I can write many poems which are lengthy and ones that are terse.

I suffer from major depression;

Yet, I have created my own self-therapy with poetic aggression.

With poetry, I have told my life story in lengthy detail;

At mentioning every important aspect; I do not fail.

I have written about all of my trials and tribulations;

And about how my mind hardly ever takes a vacation.

I have been the best therapist that I have ever had;

At my own poetic psychology; I should be a college grad.

For many years; I have created much poetry and art;

As a creative outlet and to prove to myself that I am smart.

I’ve also used art and poetry to gain my own self-esteem;

Besides these efforts; my common-law husband and I make a great team.

He has done so much to encourage me;

To be the person that I want to be.

He doesn’t judge me for my errors;

He doesn’t create a lot of terror.

And that is the kind of man I need;

One who makes efforts to do many good deeds.

He is a schizophrenic and has a big heart;

He proves to me often that he is smart.

He has made so many good friends in all of his years;

He has even made people laugh to tears.

He is not perfect, but he is one of the greatest people I’ve ever known;

He is not a man whom I will leave alone.

I must thank him for all that he’s done for me;

He is much like Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree”.

That is one of the best books I’ve ever read;

For, very important lessons from it are formed in my head.

It teaches that it can make one happy to give without receiving anything in return;

From this theme; much can be learned.

For, I gave to many ungrateful people in the Christmas season;

And they didn’t give back for absolutely no reason.

That is when I learned who is naughty and who is nice;

And I must take my own advice;

To stay away from those who don’t appreciate me;

When all that they do is try their best to debate me.

To me; that is very aggravating;

Which leads me to much people-hating.

But, that’s all right; for I’ve got my man, myself, my kitties, and our family members;

All year round; from January to December.

I hope they know that they are all in my heart;

Which is a very good way to start;

To become a better person by the power of forgiveness;

Which can lead to very much happiness.

I already am happy, but I have no cash;

Because I’ve made many decisions that are rash.

But, hopefully today; my stepfather will aid;

And into my hand; I will get paid.

For, myself and my man don’t have many cigarettes;

Which gives us quite a lot of frets.

This is because we are quite addicted;

With nicotine dependence; we are afflicted.

But, I think I have been slacking off;

Because less and less I cough.

Fortunately, my love for poetry distracts me;

From the nicotine high which attracts me.

For, I am motivated to make money writing poetry;

After all that I’ve written; who can disagree?

I do not want to sell my soul by writing about celebrity news;

I want to write about anything that I choose.

And hopefully; people will find that I have knowledge;

Even though I only completed my freshman year of college.

Even though I receive Social Security Disability; I work hard to prove that I am not stupid;

Though, I am not much of a cupid.

I do good things and bad things like everyone else;

But, I do not let my brain waste away as if it were left on a dusty shelf.

I work hard to use my imagination;

Because my creative power and my intelligence have a strong relation.

I have proved to many people that I have many talents;

And I want to use it to increase my checking account balance.

People must realize that poets are valuable; not flakes;

Because I do whatever it takes;

To give myself art and poetry therapy;

That is a very important part of me.

For, I have been the best therapist I have ever had;

And today, I am looking forward to seeing my Dad.

To try to make him proud that I have accomplished so much;

With my artistic and poetic touch.

Any fool can see that I’ve accomplished a lot;

And that I’ve done so much with the mind I’ve got.

I don’t sit around all day watching television,

And watching commercials to influence all of my decisions.

I constantly use my heart and my mind;

Which makes me a very original kind.

A friend of mine told me that I am the most intelligent loony tune he’s ever met;

And that comment, I will never forget.

For, I very much take that as a compliment that does much good for my self-esteem;

Because using my artistic and poetic talents often is living my dream;

But, now I hope that this dream leads to changing my life;

So, I can afford to be more than a common-law wife.

Though, I have much respect for an artist who is struggling;

The need to create and the need to make money are two difficult tasks to be juggling.

That is why I hope that I can accomplish this task by posting on this Triond website;

Because I wish to advertise myself and make money with the talent I have and the words that I write.