To me, poetry doesn't matter—it is an assignment I have to do in class so I can uphold my good GPA and grades. 

I do wish it could mean more, but I think I have not reached a maturity level in my life to establish a deeper meaning behind poetry. 

But to others, poetry matters because it can be an escape from reality. A spaceship, ready to leave the ground and explore the outside world. 

Maybe to others, poetry matters because it is a good way to express vulnerability and private things going on in their life.

Maybe to others poetry matters because it is a way for people to find joy in their life.

Maybe to others poetry doesn't matter, and to these people it is the same boring task I think of it as.

Regardless of what people think of why poetry matters, the answer is going to be different from person to person; highlighting the beauty of me being different from you and everyone else in our society.