Do you hear that?
The loud silence of your thought?
Each one of you is judging me.
Judging my clothes,
My hair,
My face,
My attitude.
Judging every little word
Every syllable
That dribbles out of my mouth.
But amidst your judgement,
Do you really care what I have to say?
Do my words really matter to you?
Or am I just another student?
Another canvas for you too paint your thoughts?
Some be kind...
Some be cruel...
But I dont want to be your art.
I dont want to be mended,
Pushed this way and that,
Broken again
And again
And again
Then put back together
As your final masterpiece.
And all this from the silent judgements,
Whispered in the halls.
Not even said,
Just kept in your head.
But thats fine.
Because I do have a voice,
And it will be heard.
You can judge me for my words,
But remember
They are only words.
And they will pass,
Fading in the evening's light.
And tomorrow all that will be left will be
Their shadows
Ever growing with the setting sun.
Impervious to your judgement.
Mar, I love this poem and because you used it for slam poetry I could picture you doing it, ahah I just wanted to tell you again on how good this is, I really understand what your saying in the poem and I really enjoy it. Great job!
ReplyDeleteAs you obviously know, this is an amazing poem! And not just because you used it for your slam poem, of course it's good for that, but because it actually has a true meaning that everyone goes through. You picked a "real" topic that almost everyone can relate to and i love it for that. Great job!
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