It’s Simply the Way It Is

The hesitation in sharing our unique style of creativity

This poem reflects the poet’s early hesitation in sharing her unique style of poetry but eventually finding confidence in being true to herself. She captured life’s moments through poetry and photography. The author emphasizes self-acceptance and sharing our individual gifts.

This is one of three poems I wrote when I started thinking about sharing my poetry. I wrote this poem 7 years before I started sharing my poetry. I wrote it while living a quiet simple lifestyle, travelling around Australia in a motorhome (I lived in a motorhome for four years). I had a supply of writing paper to compose poems on, my old guitar to strum, I quietly sang my favourite songs in the cool of the evening, and my camera with which to capture unfamiliar places I had discovered, including many quiet, country, and bush camping spots alongside creeks and rivers.

Back then, I was self-conscious about my individual style of poetry. It seemed different to other poetry styles that I read. I felt the same way about my singing voice, which was soft and gentle, not powerful, and loud like so many female singers. But I was encouraged to find poets, both written and spoken word poets, and singers that wrote and sang in a similar style to my own. I soon learnt to relax and be myself and simply share my style of poetry, and those who like it will connect with me and those who don’t, won’t connect with me, and that’s ok. Beverley Joy