Okay, so this is my first attempt at a poem. I'm not one for rhythm or rhyming, or much "conventional" poetry, but I like to play with the location of words, so that's the sort of poem I've written here. It helps that the placement of words can influence the rhythm, or how they're said.
With this poem I wanted to achieve the sense of how this poem came about. It was really a stream of consciousness when I wrote it, and I've tried to convey that in the style. I'm interested in reading what you guys thought of the structure and of what the poem sounded like in your head: the sort of voice reading it, but I also want to know what it makes you feel. Anyway, here goes:
I hate when people don't listen.
“How
are you?”
Nothing.
“Nice weather today.”
Zip.
“You have a
nice weekend?”
Sod all.
Or when they ask you to repeat it, and then
don't listen again. I hate people in general with their
“Come out and have fun!”
Getting drunk and stumbling home at 3am
is not fun.
Pounding music and the crush of 1,000 sweaty bodies is
not fun.
Trying to get me to connect with you by buying me a mixer is
NOT. FUN.
I'm paranoid: that means I like it in
my place,
watching my movies
and playing my games.
If I go out, I
worry about spiked drinks and people getting violent.
I hate people leaving things out, like
the bread
or the butter
or a cup of tea that
should've been drank
ages ago.
I hate my brothers leaving their toys out or barging into
my room or YELLING and SCREAMING when I'm trying to read.
I hate sequels – the first one was
good, why do you want to ruin it?
And I hate Powerpoint presentations and
songs on Youtube with
scrolling
lyrics
– or worse, movie maker -
instead of the official video. I hate the new style of presentation,
where the computer does all the work.
I hate that no one can talk anymore. I
hate that everyone is
wrapped up
in their own
little bubble,
not
interacting
with anyone...
(And I hate writing poetry...)
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