COMPETITION PROMPT
All the world's a stage.
Write a poem with this as a theme.
Five
No,
This has not happened to me.
This was not who I was to be,
Helpless, all-tethered, unfree,
Just the guise of what you see,
Captive in society.
Rage,
The power from deep within.
The careless, callousing sin,
Feel the flames searing my skin,
All fear fierce as we begin,
Succoring and swallowing.
Trade,
Bargain away my pain.
Bargain against my brain,
Deal to steal every stain,
Realities fall as rain,
Somehow, make this seem humane.
Gloom,
With no escape from belief.
With no prospect for relief.
A clouded, sordid motif,
Suffocating, homing grief,
My favorite hopeless thief.
Be,
As a whisper, come to life.
As a word, move like a knife,
The world likes to speak in strife,
Wade through sorrow, force a smile,
Set a new stage, don’t ask “why.”
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