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POEM STARTER
You are attempting a new hobby, but it isn't going well. Write a poem about your frustrations.
Choose a specific style of poetry that would be suitable for displaying negative and perhaps repetitive thoughts!
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
I want to live life to create
But life gets in the way too
You want to perform so high
But you need to walk on a wire
Or jump on a fire
To balance the life you desire
You express yourself to share
For all the people to see
But you lose yourself in the process
As you filter you for everybody
Why can’t I just be me
Why please everybody
Stop all the act that aint tru...
I was 60
I wanted to do something new
To get a significant gift
And it looks terrific
Something to sit in front of in the evening
Quiet steady practices
As if
Where would that time come from?
Borrowed from unlearnt languages
Fetched from must-read shelves
Bought from quick contracts
But I’ve got a set of three finger chords
And some heavy reverb bass
I never thought it’d be Chopin
I can lose...
My hands are tired and sore.
Strings make lined bruises,
Bruises make little mouths
Little mouths make me crazy.
If they could talk, they wouldn't.
They would laugh at my:
Clenched teeth
Angry eyebrows
Aggressive hair flipping every 5 seconds
Loud, obnoxious racket
Of course when I start back up,
My voice is hoarse and congested
So all I have to notice is:
The ache in my hands
The burning frust...
I want to sing but my voice cracks,
I want to dance but I have two left feet.
I want to read but I can’t sit still,
I want to sleep but my brain won’t be quiet.
I want to write but I don’t know where to start,
I want to cook but I can’t use the oven,
I want to run but I run out of breath immediately,
I want to sleep but my brain won’t be quiet.
I want to be alone but I don’t want to be lonely,
I...
Not again!
I should just give up now
I’m never going
to make anything presentable
Not again!
No!
The clay is too gloppy
The clay is too dry
I’m blinding trying
with no guidance
Not again!
Oh my god!
I hate this
I wish I didn’t sign up
Now everyone will see me fail
Which is freaking embarrassing
Why do I even try!
Stop it!
I can feel tears
But I won’t here
Everyone else gets it
Why can’t I?
Not...
I downloaded this app with the best
intention
Though with every new hobby I forget to mention
That interest in the task does not equal retention
And I must be perfect on the first try or
detention
My hobbies all begin to fight for my
attention
I have very little patience or grant myself
extension
I simply must be good and the best with
apprehension
Except I’ve already gone and
Messed up the rhyme ...
That looks easy!
I could do that!
Oh, but I’ll need to get this…
And…
This?
I don’t have that…
I suppose I could substitute these for those…
Oh…
Well…
That didn’t turn out right
I guess I do need those other things
But I don’t have any money
And I can’t drive…
And now look.
I wasted my whole afternoon
Messing around with this…
Project.
Mom walks passed.
“What is this?”
I wish she ha...
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