Apparently
Just because I write poetry
That isn't always the happiest
I'm emo.

Not that I mind the label.
But it's a vast stereotype.

Normal people can write, can't they?

Normal people have heartaches, don't they?

Normal people may write better than speaking, mightn't they?

I'm just your average teenager, nothing much to see, just pass ahead.
But if you stopped long enough to read not only my poems but me, you understand.

How every poem you think is about death is, in a way. I'm not drowning in my wanting to die and my lust for the attention of others, no.

I'm drowning in your eyes, the feel of your cheek against mine, and moments I can only imagine because I know they will never come to pass.

I'm not emo.

I'm just hopeful.