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Write a first-person poem in the past tense about someone whose made an impact on you, and tell us what you learned from them. Address it to 'you' but don't tell us who 'you' is until the very end, (it could be the reader, it could be the impactful person, it could be another character mentioned, etc.,)
Ended October 17, 2022 • 2 Entries • Created by AwesomEM
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Write a first-person poem in the past tense about someone whose made an impact on you, and tell us what you learned from them. Address it to 'you' but don't tell us who 'you' is until the very end, (it could be the reader, it could be the impactful person, it could be another character mentioned, etc.,)
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Benoit_Woods in Poetry & Free Verse

You taught me that

I was naive.

That showing someone my temple

Does not create love

It only created

A lust, a wanting

An eventual feeling forced

"I don't want to..."

"But your body is so beautiful

And I'll get blue balls if you don't"

"okay..."

You taught me that

nobody ever truly stays

no matter how much you think they are.

That they are not the

"love of your life".

They are the love of your life

for the 6 months that they last

You taught me that no matter

how much you think people like you

they still think you are stupid

and not enough.

You taught me that

I don't need a romance

to be happy.

I don't need you

I can love myself

and practice self care

I am so much happier without you

I am living the life I want.

Fuck you for making me feel

hurt and pain over you,

still to this day.

Yet, thank you

for teaching me I don't need

assholes like you

in my life.

Alex

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Specific Poetry Prompt
Write a first-person poem in the past tense about someone whose made an impact on you, and tell us what you learned from them. Address it to 'you' but don't tell us who 'you' is until the very end, (it could be the reader, it could be the impactful person, it could be another character mentioned, etc.,)
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GreekGirlEva in Poetry & Free Verse

Last night I drunk for the last time

Tonight I am saying last goodbyes

Tomorrow I'm leaving

Please do not cry for me

Last night I partied with friends

Tonight I am going to sing for last time

Tomorrow I'll be on the screen

Please be happy for me

Last night I shared a romantic night

Tonight I'm having last date with boy x

Tomorrow I'll be crying

Please share my story

Last night I shared happy memories

Tonight I am writing letters

Tomorrow I'll be far away

Please remember me

Last night I got scared for first time

Tonight I am still scared

Tomorrow I'll be strong enough to fight

Please don't stop me now

For otherwise my sacrifice will be for nothing

I do it for the rights of the women across the world

So let me go and fight for the one's who died

The women who desperate needed to live and be heard

So now I'm leaving for another world war

If I'm not going to survive

And if you are all reading this

Know that I'm guarding you from up there

(a little inspiration of what is happening right now)