Julie, I had read only the twelve poems of Kaur's that Mark had linked to. I like better the one you quoted; though it doesn't have as powerful an effect on me as it does on you, it strikes me as being a true insight stated in words that everyone can understand. And when I say that her poems lack artistry, I don't mean that they would have to be sonnets or villanelles to impress me. I am very impressed by Linda Pastan's work, for instance, which also is very direct and plainspoken. Looking at a few of her poems on the Poetry Foundation web site, I came across this series on the Seven Deadly Sins:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...ssue=1&page=24
It does assume that the reader knows a little about the concept of the seven deadly sins, but I think most people could still understand the poems quite easily and yet I find them to be very artful.
No one can dictate someone else's tastes. Poetry really is "whatever works for you." I'm just explaining my own tastes.
Susan