Something Not So New

I have mentioned before, that I started writing when I was 15. What I failed to mention about that was, I started out writing poetry. I thought I was good at it, until my own sister said something about my poetry in front of someone who's opinion about my writing I valued. She said it was "simple". Simple is one of the worst things somene can say if you're a poet. Poetry, at least in my 15 year old brain, isn't simple. It's putting your deepeunst, sometimes most dark parts of yourself and basically putting them into verses. Like a song. No songwriter wants to be called a "simple" song writer. No writer, whether it be journaling, poetry, or song, wants to be called simple. This is what http://www.dictionary.com says about the word, "simple":

sim·ple

   /ˈsɪmpəl/ Show Spelled [sim-puhl] Show IPA adjective, -pler, -plest, noun

adjective

1.

easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.

2.

not elaborate or artificial; plain: a simple style.

3.

not ornate or luxurious; unadorned: a simple gown.

4.

unaffected; unassuming; modest: a simple manner.

5.

not complicated: a simple design.

Now, anyone who has read Shakespeare, Poe, Bronte, or any of the greats,  will tell you, their works are not simple. There are classes at Universities all over the world that talk solely about the complexities of said writers about how hard their works are hard to decipher. Mind you, Shakespeare was around during the whole "Where art thou" time of the English language. I guess what I am wanting to figure out is, how can I become a complex writer? Or better yet, do I need to actually become a compex writer? I want to have followers who can relate to what I have to say. But I also want to stretch my writing abilities to places I haven't been since I was a teenager. I want to be a poet again. I just hope I can find the words.