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The Math Test
Have you ever had the stress from a math test. The fear of not passing. Staying up all night for weeks studying, and crashing in every class. Then waking up and feeling like trash. " Hey I'll take a redbull and it will give me wings to fly away from all these stressful things! "Oh what I'm in my bed and the redbull thing was just a dream ? Damn It I can't catch a break. Anyway guess I'm going to school. Why do people make fun of me? For god sake give me a break and stop all this hate. I'm letting my self go. Guess i got to get some new clothes, SHIT I dont have any money in the bank. Damn you Frank spending all my money on phone games. It's a shame, all this happend to me from stressing out over that stupid math thing.
Author's Notes/Comments:
I'm just starting this poem thing so be nice.
It's all new to me, and i write these poem in the middle of class beacuse it's the only place i get my insparation from, and yes i know my spelling is not on point.
i have a learning disability, and im at a 6th grade level but im in the 8th grade so dont come on to me to hard please. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to read this poem it means alot Thanks again.
Read Walt Whitman
for a week, you will grasp form and content. I like rants, but this one lacked fun. Vocabulary is everything in poetry. Words set the tone. Cultivate a positive self image (forget what people say, that happens to evreyone). Sounds like you could use a really level headed mentor. Two years from now, high school. Start now developing a sense of humor. Make 'em laugh. I used to sing to 'em (had lots of 60's lyrics by heart and there was always some relevant lyric available).Look at the jokes site and get in that mood. Feel good moments are the goal always! Find em, make em, then live em! - slc
Suggestion from one old
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Suggestion from one old poet to a younger one: you should not tell the reaer that your poem is, in your words, "trashy, rushed." That will make them want to pass by without bothering to read the poem. If the poet thinks it is trashy and rushed, and still posts it, he has already juidged it so why i should i bother with a comment? If you think something is trashy and rushed, that is your first clue not to post it. If, thinking that is it bad, you still post it, do not tip your hand by telling the reader it is bad. The reader can judge for himself or herself if the poem is bad.
Back in the dinosaur days of 1976, i arrived at college for my freshman year, and was befriended by a very excellent professor in the English department. I asked him if he would be willing to read about ten pages of poetry i had written. He agreed and told me to bring the manuscript to his office. I did, and when I handed the pages to him, I said---thinking I was being very humble---"this probably isn't any good." He immediately handed it back to me, and said, "This poetry isn't any good, and the poet who wrote it told me so." I felt very hurt and stunned, but he laughed and told me that is why such comments should not be made about a poem that you want someone, or your readers at postpoems, or whatever, to read. Don't start by undermining the poem right out of the gate with one of those false-humility comments.
Starward
Self criticism plagues us all
This lesson Jan9thxciv speaks of is one I too learned quickly when I wrote my first poem. I was at a retreat and our teacher/guide suggested we write a poem during our break.
I really hated writing so I challenged myself to write one. When our circle came back together and our teacher asked me if i had written something, I shyly said, "Yes, but I don't know if it is any good." He said, "Well, you just killed it." And moved on to the next person. Then he explained that it is not for us to judge, it is for others to decide. Eventually, he came back to me and I read the poem aloud to the crowd. Everybody in the room seemed to like it. Since that day, January 1st 2011, I have been writing poems and I love it. It is such a wonderful creative outlet. I am still my own worst critic but I keep writing anyway. Over the years here at postpoems, I have recieved a lot of commentary which I am so grateful for. This site has taught me so much! Plus, I have made some wonderful poetic friends. :)
I can certainly understand having a challenging time with math. And studying always kind of sucked. So does Red Bull. Might I suggest Yerba Mate? That tea is quite the energizer and keeps the mind feeling cleaner and more focused. Regarding dollars? Well, I suppose we are all broke. Lol.
Keep pouring your frustrations out onto the pages! I'm sure more people will relate to your struggles than you may think.
Peace and smiles.
-MG
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p.s.
Some of my favorite poets misspell words all the time. And I seem to be typing dyslexic quite a bit of the time. You got this!
As poets we can even make up our own words if we want to.
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