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Okay MAG

November 14, 2018
By Giuliawrites GOLD, Muscat, Other
Giuliawrites GOLD, Muscat, Other
14 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
»"Everything that happens, you write it," he said.<br /> "Everything I write happens" was the answer. »<br /> The Neverending story, <br /> Michael Ende


And he looked at me with such shame

No, with such stupidity

No, with such normality

 


As if I had said

I was a waiter or a painter

Or a doctor or a clockmaker

Or a student or an athlete

Or a dancer or a loser

Or a lover or a cheater

 


No, I said I was a writer

I let the world know I was ready

To succumb to my torturous destiny

 


And the lame soul said: okay …


The author's comments:

I wrote this poem when I was angry at a friend of mine who didn’t believe poetry was really “a thing” 


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I really like the way you used the rhymes but if you want to do a Sonnet poem you should use the right structure.

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I love this! Haha, this is so true. I love the “you don’t get me vibe”. I sooo feel that sometimes!

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This is amazing!! You are seriously so talented!!