Challenge
Write a Poem that experiments with form or structure
Bullet points, indentations, spacing - put it in the form of a letter or in the form of the subject your speaking of. Anything that breaks away from conventional stanza formatting.
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I thought I’d lose myself
In poetry, or other bullshit.
I thought I’d lose myself
In the rain, or the wind, or
The vastness of the ocean
Because everything was beauty,
And what better way to go
Than to fall in pursuit of more.
I thought I’d lose myself
In the burning of it all,
In the brightness.
Because burning out was romantic.
What I knew, all I knew, was
When a candle goes out,
It’s mesmerizing. It smells good,
Like summer-
A power trip.
The truth is, I lost myself
In the inbetween. It’s cold
Here- My eyes hurt.
Optimism was not a virtue,
But a deficit; kindness was
Weakness.
Of course it was weakness.
Of course when a candle goes out,
It doesn’t smell like raging, or
Wildfire. There is no fall.
It smells like smoke, for a
Moment. Then,
Nothing.
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