In my Pre-Ap class we're writing poetry, this poem is a catalog poem based on my childhood. In the poem we are supposed to be practicing repetition, and something else (I forgot :P). This is my first poem I have written for the class, so if it's bad don't be to harsh.
As I think back on my childhood
I realize
nothing ever happened
no emotional event
no catastrophic happening
I had a typical childhood
I've never broken a bone
maybe if I had I would understand
maybe I would join the rest of the kids
but maybe that's not true
maybe because I have never been broken
I know I've always loved having the
spotlight
I loved the attention and the focus
but I've never been one to put myself
out there
In a large place I prefer the quiet
a group of friends
but if there is a possibility of being
laughed at
even the slightest bit
I...
I've always had a fear of spiders
once I remember being with my aunt
and seeing a tarantula
they say curiosity killed the cat
and I guess it did
but the more I think …
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