POEM STARTER
Write a dramatic monologue from a character that you would like to explore.
A dramatic monologue is a poem written as if someone is speaking to an unseen listener. You could write as a character from media, or one you've made up.
Responsibility, The Girl You Hurt (TW)
I can’t take this anymore
You pressure me as if it’s nothing for you
You do not see how your actions
Affect other people
With no regard for me
No regard for our friends
My friends
I was a kid once
Do you ever think about that?
Before you push me around
Think of the little girl you are hurting too
Would you still do that to her?
I bet you would, wouldn’t you?
The look on your face says it all
You simply don’t care
Don’t care about my friends
Our friends
Me
You have made it clear
I see the way you look at me
You make it
Too clear
You advance and pressure me
As if it is nothing
You need to learn
Soon enough
All of this will catch up to you eventually
One day
I hope to see the day where you
Are the one left in shambles
With nothing
All you have is your cold self
On the floor
Alone
You have no respect
Sense of self
I hate that I pity you
I hate that I can still tolerate this
I have put up with this
With you
For too long
I hope to see the day where you are
Cold
Alone
But also
Where you learn how you have hurt me
This day won’t come
Not for a long time
If ever
You have taught me that hope means nothing
You need to learn
If you don’t
All that you have put me through means nothing
The way you pressure me
And advance
I am too tired
Do you EVER consider anyone other than yourself?
I can’t take this anymore
You pressure me as if it is nothing for you
Because it is nothing
You feel nothing
It means nothing
To you
You will truly never see how your actions
Affect other people
I know you have no regard for me
Or our friends
“Our” friends
They know what you did
There is no “our”
They have made it very clear who they believe
I can’t believe
Through everything we have all been through
Curly still takes your side
I thought he was observant
And was good at staying open minded
He is only that way when it is convenient for him.
I can’t believe it
I thought he cared about me
At least the others do
Next time you try to hurt me
And tear me down
Remember
I was a kid once, too
Remember
When you hurt me
You hurt her, too
Don’t give me that look
But that look says it all
You don’t care
Typical
I hope one day you learn
How to
Take
Responsibility.