“I’m envious of the clouds who can from time to time

fall completely apart & everyone just says, It’s raining,

& someone might even bring cats & dogs into it,

no one says, Stop being so dramatic or You should see

a professional.”

- Chen Chen, Ode To My Envy

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What is poetry to you?

Poetry to me is finding meaning in the most inanimate of objects.

Poetry to me is feeling an ache in my heart reading about someone else's pain.

Poetry to me is reading Ode To My Envy and never being able to look at clouds the same again.