February 13, 2014

Poetry for class

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Poetry  |  childhood
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 about it
the more I believe I am a spider
staying in the shadows, the sidelines
waiting for my time to shine
and hope not to be crushed.
is it wrong to fear what you're becoming?

Lately I've been feeling lonely
and I know why
I don;t make friends
it just doesn't happen
at the same time the friends I do have
I am slowly
pushing them away
Slowly becoming
alone
with my thoughts as my only companions
and I don't like what I'm thinking.