public String convert(){
        int b=0;
        int e=0;               //vars
        String f = ""; 
        String p = poem.getText();
        if(poem.getLineCount()>1){
        for(int i=0;i<poem.getLineCount()-1;i++){ 
          try{  
              b=poem.getLineStartOffset(i); //gets start of line
              e=poem.getLineEndOffset(i); //gets end of line
          }catch(Exception E){
              System.out.println(E);
          }
          f+=p.substring(b,e-1)+"<br />"+"\n"; //add line break to end of line
        }
        } else{        
          f+=p+"\n"; //does this if 1 line
        }
        return f; //returns poem with line breaks
        
    }