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POEM STARTER
Write an Etheree poem on any theme you like.
An Etheree is a ten-line poem where the first line has one syllable, the second has two, and so on up to ten syllables (or this structure in reverse).
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Skateboards Speeding around I love it Falling and getting up Scrapes and bruises mean your stronger I love the pain of it Skateboarding takes away the pain I feel The mental pain then becomes the physical pain The physical pain is better than mental pain I love the feeling when I fall off my skateboard
All I feel is left out. They don’t really care. I’m alone, and they’re together. Group of five, plus one. Wow. “I have no friends.” “What am I?” I don’t know, but you’re not a friend. Friends don’t exclude you because you have social anxiety. Friends don’t leave you on read; talk to someone else.
Friends. Friends don’t. They’re not friends. “I don’t have friends.” “Am I just a rock?” You’re a good person, but you promised me I would still be a part of the group. Where am I now? Ms. Sidelines. People don’t care. Social anxiety girl. Wow. That’s how I’m identified, love that for me. Friends don’t.
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POEM STARTER
Write a poem in any form, on any topic you like, which uses a single metaphor throughout.
Try to develop the metaphor as the poem progresses, and use it as a central theme throughout.