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Crushed, Kicked, Canned
I. Crushed
I’d be lying if I said I felt straightforward right now,
Still, I feel like my lunch’s tinfoil cover, bent out of shape,
Trying to swim through invisible oceans, a small vow
To help pay the price of a tedious future landscape.
II. Kicked
I see my experience, blinked twice, a grand showmanship,
In strife, but I’m slightly more inclined, to see a toy truth,
As it shapes my mind, a quick fib, because a moment in
I’ll wake up and still be stuck, something I’ll someday soothe.
III. Canned
These days, my ideas, seemed to be kept in a large jar
On the top rightmost shelf in my cupboard, interesting,
Because I think I am sickening, so a clear-cut scar
In strength, as well as a reminder to be listening.
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This piece is written in three separate stanzas with a simple rhyme pattern using fourteen syllables per line. It is meant to show confusion amongst a sense of vulnerability that encapsulates the human feeling of introspection. By presenting it in a diary-style poem, with three different captions for each section, it helps to emphasize the different emotions being explored.