POEM STARTER
Submitted by Brittany Lawson
Write a poem about someone stuck in a cycle of self destruction. Just as they are about to exit the cycle or have a breakthrough, the poem starts back at the beginning.
Sick
Your sick.
“No, I’m not.”
Stop lying to yourself .
“I’m not sick though.”
Your sick like your stomach says.
“My stomach is a liar.”
Trust in your senses, they’re there to help. Why would they lie to you?
“I don’t know why they lie.”
If they are such liars, how are you in pain?
“I don’t know.”
How do fake senses cause pain?
“They don’t.”
You see my ways now so, go to the bathroom
“Hide myself.”
If you get sick and anyone sees your life is over
“It will be, my life will be ruined,”
Finished, over, might as well make your own grave now.
“STOP. I KNOW IM FINE, YOU ALWAYS DO THIS, I KNOW THE TRICKS, SO STOP.”
But your sick.
“No I’m not”