A Poet Can Blow Soap Bubbles

by Jackie Chou


A poet doesn't have to be 
a dark soul,
but can wake up each day 
feeling lucky 
to be who she is.
A poet doesn't have to be 
an old soul,
but can blow soap bubbles 
past the age of eighteen,
still daddy's little girl.
A poet doesn't have to be 
an outcast,
but can wear designer gowns,
belong to an elite crowd.
A poet doesn't have to shun 
the popular girls,
but can be one herself.
A poet can be someone
like me or you.


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Jackie Chou is a poet from Southern California whose free verses and Japanese short-form poetry have seen the light of day in journals like Spillwords, Fevers of the Mind Poetry Digest, Cajun Mutt Press, Highland Park Poetry, and Rat's Ass Review.  Besides writing, she loves to watch Jeopardy.