Mad's Poetry

 Hello again! I hope you aren't getting sick of us because Lex and I just met and planned the next two months and we have a lot of great content coming your way! Speaking of great content, Lex had the brilliant idea to do a poetry blog post. We both enjoy writing and reading poetry and we thought we would share some of our work with you all. 

I hated poetry until my junior year of high school. I took a creative writing class and my teacher introduced me to many different types of poetry and embraced my passion. It turned out that I am not terrible at writing poetry. I continue to write and I hope to publish a poetry book or two one day. 

Without further ado...here are some pieces of work from the good ole' Maddie Cook: 

The Practice of Hope 

All practice is hard.

But, the practice

of hope is almost

unbearable. 

All practice is time-consuming.

But, the practice of hope

is almost

life long. 

All practice is dangerous.

But, the practice of 

hope is the most

unpredictable. 

All practice is worth it. 

But the practice of hope 

is definitely the most

fulfilling. 

    -MC

The Moon Lies

How does one write

of happiness without

speaking of the night?

For the stars shine throughout

the darkness of the skies

turning the whole world about.

Though the moon is in disguise

for it hides in fear of being disliked.

How sad that the moon keeps telling lies. 

But the moon wasn't right. 

It's better to be quiet and have sight. 

    -MC

What A Game

Love is nothing but a game;

With no rulebook at hand.

How or what shall I gain;

from this misleading brand? 

Love is nothing but a plague;

Infecting me day by day.

The word itself makes me gag.

Hatred is the only thing that keeps me at bay.

Love is nothing but a waste of time;

Covered with bruises around the edge.

With hundreds of people committing crimes;

Sometimes it makes me want to jump the ledge.

But how far will I go? 

Oh, so, so, so far down below. 

These are just a few of the poems I've written. I tried to keep the more graphic ones out, family-friendly blog and all. I hope you liked them and if you want to see some more, just ask. If you have a piece of poetry that you have written or read and enjoyed, share it with us in the comments! 

Mad out...