Empty abandonment
drawn to where it rains
I shun the cull of your words
I stand at refraction/rejection,
in memory, maybe I was
on the drowning grave of anger,
maybe I was only an asshole.
Eyes like the Cheshire Cat;
this was an accident I’ve known too well.
I’m peeling off my skin
leave nothing
behind
atonement is
a blank slate
I was dripped
from the thorax and the Adam’s apple
of the tree
the illusion of a girl—“you have to climb the ladder.”
Interesting,
now leave me alone
slow death
a cable
on the floor
sits beneath
my feet; boredom forms
in each breath
gravestone
not mine, I was born
into my garden ghosts
into the death of my bone
the amphitheater; dad was wrong
I’ll always be this way
turn away
cull the thoughts
wanting to go home.
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Written to this quote by Bo Burnham: “Interesting, now leave me alone.” This is part of a writing prompt called #InsideWithAlyAndBri which utilizes inspiration of Burnham’s “Inside.”
I don’t talk about it much, but a few of you may know that I have social anxiety. I used to play in band groups and the experience was interesting, if not pure hell. One girl told me I have to climb up the social ladder. I looked at her and said I wasn’t interested in that. 😂
I also turned part of it into a quadrille for a dVerse prompt too as I was unhappy with what I wrote. I’ll play with it some more eventually.
20 responses to “Leave me alone (Draft).”
I love ‘dad was wrong’ it grounds the poem and adds the texture of experience
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Thank you so much. 😀
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Awesome! Bo Burnham is great. I didn’t watch Inside, but I listened to the soundtrack, and it’s hilarious! And yeah, I feel the same way. I’ve sort of enjoyed the pandemic because it’s made my status as a loner more normal 🙃
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I have yet to listen to the soundtrack, hahaha, but I plan to do so. The quotes alone are so strong and funny even if I do not know the context yet. Thank you for your kind and supportive words—I’ve been enjoying that part of the pandemic too. Everyone can be loners now. I think it’s also showing how easy it is to be alone, lonely, or even have anxiety disorders when being isolated (not saying that if you’re a loner, you’d have these but my SA comes from being out of the social scene for years).
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A very interesting poem. Your work needs to be enjoyed and digested slowly. It’s an experience just reading your poetry. You are brilliant, Luce 💜❤️🥰
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Aww, thank you so very much, Yas! Truly an honor coming from you. ❤ ❤
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You are so welcome dear Luce , your work is a learning process for me.
How do you do it ???
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Ah, you are too sweet! ❤ I honestly don’t know how I do it, but I do take note of interesting words when I read other poems; this helps me get inspiration and to gear myself up in the right headspace, along with music as well.
I still don’t know where I’m going with my writing style, but won’t it be fun to find out. 😀
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👍👍🤗💛❤️
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❤ ❤
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Thorax, Adams apple, tree = poetry with sly depth.
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Thank you so much!
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I really loved the “refraction/rejection” line. Your pieces draw a lot of emotion and interest. It’s always a pleasure to go through your work and to learn from it. Loved this ❤
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Thank you so much.
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Mmmm. This is such an empowering piece, dear Lucy. Rejecting external demands and going within for the answers. 💙
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Thank you so much!
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You’re welcome, Lucy. Always!
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❤ ❤
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This a pretty poem . Super reflecting and can relate in sense of application on one’s vulnerability
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Thank you!
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