I'm Not a Poet
- Neurospicy Poems
- Nov 4
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 14
Following my own method
By Neurospicy Poems
Before I began writing,
my inner world felt confusing –
sometimes even dangerous.
Every clash of thought and feeling
felt like proof
that something in me was broken.
I spent years trying to suppress,
fix, or hide
the parts that didn’t behave –
armed with self-help books,
therapy sessions,
and a quiet hope
of becoming “normal.”
I was drawn to insight,
not the art of poetry –
to how minds work,
not the rhythm of words.
But somewhere along the way,
poems started to find me.
I may not be a poet
in the traditional sense –
but I’ve learned to write
by bridging mind and heart.
My process is grounded –
practical, yet alive.
It blends reflection and psychology,
parts work and storytelling –
using poetic form
to turn emotion into understanding,
and understanding into peace.
It’s how I translate
the noise inside me
into language
I can live with.
For me, neurodivergence
feels like having
an inbuilt creative team –
lovable characters,
each with a voice,
a motive,
a kind of wisdom.
They’re all trying to protect me,
each in their own way.
Writing brings them together.
It turns chaos
into conversation.
My job isn’t to silence them –
but to listen,
to unravel the noise,
to understand
what’s really being said.
That’s how I find calm
inside complexity –
how I turn overwhelm
into insight,
and confusion
into compassion.
I’m no longer
a prisoner
of my internal world.
And others who struggle
to find their words
have found comfort
in recognising their own stories
within mine.
That’s why I don’t look toward poets –
I write through my Neurodivergent Voice Method™.
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Author’s Note
This poem began as a moment of doubt – What am I? I questioned whether what I write really “counts” as poetry, because my work isn’t traditional – it’s literal, psychological, and driven by the need to understand, not to impress.
Through writing it, I realised that poetry isn’t about fitting into form – it’s about finding language for what once felt unspeakable. My style sits somewhere between reflection and therapy, blending emotion, insight, and self-awareness into something that feels human and useful.
I don’t write to sound poetic; I write to make sense of myself – and in doing so, I’ve discovered a method that helps others make sense of themselves too. I don’t need to meet anyone else’s definition of a poet.
Voices speaking:
• PDA – rejecting external standards and defending creative freedom
• Inner Critic – softening comparison and self-judgment
• True Self – guiding with calm, grounded acceptance
• Autism – valuing truth, clarity, and structure
• ADHD – adding warmth, movement, and curiosity
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