Caren Krutsinger Poet Narrative

Poetry Saved My Soul

Poetry saved my soul
It was accidentally on purpose
I fell into it, and stayed seated

The teacher highly discouraged me
It was a graduate level course
He assured me I would flunk
And I did.

I loved it though
This course was the only course
I had taken all semester that I loved

In particular I loved Kublai Khan 
And Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Both written by Samuel T Coleridge

Who with his best friend founded
The Romantic Movement in England.
Although he died in 1834,
I loved his words for they soothed me.

The sound of the teacher reading Coleridge’s words
Helped me get through my mandatory classes 
Which were not soothing or interesting

I received my F, and gladly, for this class
With Coleridge’s word saved my life, and
Made graduation a possibility – making
The other classes palatable.

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Ts Poetry April 3, 2020 at 11:47 AM Sometimes we learn more than what was taught Caren Krutsinger April 4, 2020 at 2:00 AM I learned an F is sometimes worth it. It is ONLY a grade. I could not be dissuaded; those words, flowing into my soul helped me go on.