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POEM STARTER

Write a poem that has three narrative voices.

These three voices may be in a conversation with another, or they can be given separate stanzas. Try to give them each a clear voice that distinguishes who is narrating.

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Look Whoโ€™sโ€” You Know

แด…ษชแด… สแดแดœ แด€ษดsแดกแด‡ส€ แด›สœแด‡ แด˜สœแดษดแด‡ แด›สœแด‡ สŸแด€sแด› แด›ษชแดแด‡ แด…แด‡แด€แด›สœ แด„แด€สŸสŸแด‡แด…? แด…ษชแด… สแดแดœ สŸษชsแด›แด‡ษด แด›แด แดกสœแด€แด› สœแด‡ สœแด€แด… แด›แด sแด€ส? สœแดแดก สœแด‡ sแด€ษชแด… ษชแด› แดกแด€s แด€สŸสŸ สแดแดœส€ า“แด€แดœสŸแด›?


แตˆแต’โฟโ€™แต— หกโฑหขแต—แต‰โฟ. สฐแต‰โ€™หข หกสธโฑโฟแต. แตˆแต’ แตƒหข สธแต’แต˜ สทแต‰สณแต‰ แต—แตƒแต˜แตสฐแต—.

โฑแตโฟแต’สณแต‰, โฑแตโฟแต’สณแต‰, โฑแตโฟแต’สณแต‰.


๐šˆ๐š˜๐šž ๐šœ๐š˜๐šž๐š—๐š ๐š๐šŠ๐š–๐š’๐š•๐š’๐šŠ๐š›. ๐™ท๐šŠ๐šŸ๐šŽ ๐š ๐šŽ ๐š–๐šŽ๐š ๐š‹๐šŽ๐š๐š˜๐š›๐šŽ?


แด…แดษดโ€™แด› แด„แด€สŸสŸ แดœแด˜แดษด ษขแดแด…, สœแด‡โ€™s ษดแดแด› สœแด‡ส€แด‡ แด€ษดสแดแดส€แด‡.


โฑแตโฟแต’สณแต‰, โฑแตโฟแต’สณแต‰, โฑแตโฟแต’สณแต‰.


๐™ธ๐šœ ๐š๐š‘๐šŠ๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š™๐š‘๐š˜๐š—๐šŽ?


*๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๏ฟฝ...

The Voices

I can save you donโ€™t worry dear.

Youโ€™ll be alright as soon as I come by.

Youโ€™ll be okay.

Donโ€™t worry becuse Iโ€™m right beside you always.

Iโ€™m always there for you.




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**You will regret that!**

**Donโ€™t make me remind you again!**

**You will regret that!**

**You wonโ€™t make it!**

**You canโ€™t do it!**

**You are useless!**

**Donโ€™t forget that!...

Let Me Sleep

(**Warning**: this thing is kinda weird and just a thingy Iโ€™ve been stressing over.)




I lay down my head, tuck myself beneath my snuggly warm comforter, and close my eyes. My body is clean and lotioned with lush Japanese cherry blossom; making me smell like, or what one would say, a grandmother. My thick hair tucked into a bonnet. Now all thatโ€™s left is for me to sleep.


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**Whatcha doing, ba...

**Voices in the Wind**

1.

The wind speaks first,

whispering secrets through the swaying grass,

I hear it say:

the old stories are not forgotten,

they are carried on the breath of the earth.


2.

A childโ€™s laughter follows,

cutting through the air,

sharp as sunlight on a cold dayโ€”

it doesnโ€™t know yet

that joy can be broken,

that voices can splinter like glass.


3.

My grandmotherโ€™s voice comes n...

Reading In A Room Full Of People

Okay Iโ€™m good

This is fine

This happens every time

Breathe in

Breathe out

Simple


_Yeah but guess what? _

_Youโ€™re going to read those words _

_Your tongue will betray your eyes _

_Messing up your speech _

_The room is going to judge you _

_Thatโ€™s something to worry about_


**Heart drops **

**Pounding out of my chest**


I donโ€™t care

Iโ€™m fine

I can speak like a normal person


_No but thatโ€™...

Look Who's Having An Existential Crisis

๐•๐• ๐•ฆโ€™๐•๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•—๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•จ๐•™๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆโ€™๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•๐• ๐• ๐•œ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐•—๐• ๐•ฃ, ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•’๐•ฅโ€™๐•ค ๐• ๐•œ๐•’๐•ช.


สœแดแดก แด„แด€ษด สแดแดœ ๊œฑแด€ส แด›สœแด€แด› แดกสœแด‡ษด แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแด€แดแด‡ ๊œฑแด‡แด›๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐษชส€แด‡ แด€ษดแด… แด›สœแด‡ _sun_ แด˜แดœแด›๊œฑ แดแดœแด› แด›สœแด‡ ส€แด€ษชษด?


โ‚œแตฃy โ‚gโ‚แตขโ‚™ โ‚โ‚™โ‚’โ‚œโ‚•โ‚‘แตฃ dโ‚y.


๐•๐• ๐•ฆโ€™๐•๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•“๐•– ๐•˜๐• ๐• ๐•• ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•˜๐•™, ๐•๐•–๐•ฅ ๐•˜๐•  ๐• ๐•— ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•ฃ๐• ๐•ก๐•–, ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆโ€™๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•“๐•–๐•’๐•ฃ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•’๐•จ๐•—๐•ฆ๐• ๐•จ๐•–๐•š๐•˜๐•™๐•ฅ.


สœแดแดก แด„แด€ษด ษช สŸแด‡แด› ษขแด แดกสœแด‡ษด แดส สœแด€ษดแด…๊œฑ แด€ส€แด‡ ๊œฑแด‡แดกษด แด›...

Sick Of You

[ONE]


I broke her heart,

and I meant every crack.

She shouldโ€™ve been smart

because it was just a contract.


If Iโ€™m foul,

why did you love me?

You scowl,

but you were just a nominee.


We had a deal,

and I kept it.

I never had feelings to conceal,

but I guess yours were legit.


_[TWO]_



_Iโ€™m left to pick up the pieces_

_of an organ that was never mine._

_Through sobs and wheezes,_

_I struggle to r...

Not TB - Part Two

[not a poem] *IN EDITING*


**CALLIOPE**



โ€œYeah! Itโ€™s all good,โ€ I manage to reply. My heart drums against my ribcage.


If Asherโ€™s going to be there, Boston and I are going to have to work harder to keep the facade running.


โ€œIโ€™ll see you in half an hour, Cal!โ€


And she hangs up.



In half an hour, Iโ€™m standing awkwardly by the popcorn machine. Iโ€™m just waitingโ€ฆ


And waiting.


Untilโ€ฆ Asher shows ...

Debate

Iโ€™ve been very clear

But not transparent

The plan is working

But only on batteries

Iโ€™m stopping the small boats

Ah, the Dunkirk spirit.


Normally Iโ€™d say let him finish

But Iโ€™m enjoying this.


We need change

Iโ€™ve already got wads

We will ringfence the NHS

Iโ€™m working on ringfencing Dover

A strong partnership with our European neighbours

A one- off cash deal with Rwanda


This is the point whe...

Feelings

I love the world

Flowers bright, sky so clear

My lungs breathe the nice cool air

Smiling at strangers

Laughing with friends

I hope this day never ends


I hate the world

I hate his stupid face

And the Sun that makes it humid

I hate waking up early

And all the chanting torments

I hate who I am today

Wishing I could change

But here I am, lying in bed

Wishing the world away


Screw the world

Screw the...

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