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i wrote 2 poems which poem is better?
this is my first attempt at slam poetry (:. i am 14. I am looking for constructive criticism and if you do not like it please refrain from being too nasty. i am aware and i do not claim to be a poet. thank you (:. just reading it you might think the first one is better than the second..but w/ all the innuendos and expression i can put in the second one REALLY makes it pop. a lot of my friends are split between the two and i think it would be nice to get an unbiased opinion.
poem 1:
she cradles the blanket in her hands
eyes moist and red rimmed with sorrow
as she haltingly brushes the glass surface
tracing the outline of her ire
she weeps silently to herself, and
stares as her reflection cries with her
she hate
she wishes she had a choice
she wishes she had been,
that one in the million
she wishes she was, her
The rejection ripples currents of pain
through her body, it does not stop
as,
she listens to the kids outside
and hears their yelps of glee, and
she yearns to be one of them
she aches to not care
she stares, then blinks, then turns away
she knows it won’t change, not in a day
she rushes on the metal contraption
keep going, she says,
more
she scrubs her face vigorously
keep going, she says,
more
she lifts the wand to her eyes
keep going,
more
her eyes once a vibrant blue
now covered in soot and lines
her hair once an unconfined sheet
now shellacked in silicone and alcohol
She reluctantly makes her way
back to the place her judgement takes
but the hundreds of dollars she has spent,
through the minutes and hours she went
at perfecting her facade though,
has exhausted her,
will not scrub her imagination
of what she thinks sees.
awful, small, unsatisfactory
she stares, then blinks, then turns away
she says
I am ******* ugly.
she lets out a sigh of discontent
she grabs her fabricated veneer of happiness
then she places a smile across her face
heads out the door at,
a slow pace,
her sorrow just a whisper across her eyes
I know this girl
I see her everyday
Her name is you and I.
second:
Drop the coins,
nod a thanks,
Place bag down,
torso on the seat,
then it starts.
You spot a girl,
rough tattoos
scruffy shoes,
passive look,
“Oh what a wanna-be rebel” you would think,
shaking your heads side to side, disapprovingly.
What you did not know
Is the indigo ink on her hands
marks the pain she felt,
and the love that she lost,
when her parents died
two years ago
With this knowledge,
and a stab of guilt,
you brush it off with,
a “I did not know”
You did not now
So why did you think,
your version of her life story
is anyway accurate,
when what you know
came from a single glance
through your ignorant eyes?
You need to realize,
that you know nothing,
about the person,
right next to you
You don’t know,
what triggers their actions
You haven’t seen,
what they have
You have not been hurt,
the way they have
You have not been betrayed
the way they have
and you are not living
the life they are living
So, there is no reason for you,
to think that you know,
what their worth,
what they want,
who they are
Long acknowledged custom it is,
is that you have a tendency to,
rip apart a stranger’s life and,
place the pieces next to your own,
Compare and contrast,
is a game you would play
your judgmental thoughts
ticking away.
she’s blonde, stupid
sunken eyes, smoker
In rags, failed college
Too much makeup, slut.
People were not born,
with a stereotype stamped,
across their faces.
You can not contain,
multiple decades of life and knowledge,
into less than ten letters
in less than ten seconds
Something and someone,
leads a person,
to the way that they are.
to the choices they make
But, it is just a cruel game to you
for you to feel self righteous,
for you to feel better off.
But you should know
There is never a justification,
for being an unassuming judgmental prick.
So when you walk on that bus
Drop your coins,
nod your thanks,
Place your bag down,
torso on your seat,
your games need to end.
(:
5 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
they were both full of insight and truth.
the first described all the pain and suffering a girl goes through to make herself feel beautiful under the pressure of being judged. every girl who reads it should be able to relate in some way - we've all been self-conscious at some point, seeking for the approval of others, wanting to be that supermodel in the magazines. i'll be completely honest; as i read it i imagined myself as the girl because i've been through stages of hating my appearance and sometimes, i still do. it was extremely deep and personal and the exaggeration of details actually allows the reader to feel some of the pain a girl goes through in her longing to be beautiful when she always has been. i definitely loved it.
the second made me feel guilty for every time i passed judgment before getting to know a person. you had it right on point with the four stanzas towards the end; most of the time, we do blame the homeless for their own problems; sometimes we do assume lowly of blondes; young girls with too much makeup are considered sluts. everything you'd said in your poem is completely true, that we pass judgment and once we find out our assumptions were incorrect, we try to cover up our hurtful mistakes with worthless, hollow excuses.
i for one am a fan of your poetry. i admire your use of words, use of detail, and especially your ability to make a reader feel emotions and relate to your work. keep on writing.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The first one is more emotional to me. I really enjoy both of the messages that you pursued in these pieces, but the first one was presented better. Good job, my friend!
- 1 decade ago
OMG they are both sooooo amazing its hard to choose I LOVE them both!!!!! But I like the second one because it is very true about how people judge other people just by looking at them
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The first is my favorite but they were both very very very good..
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