Hello Blog. Miss me? While I was away at camp, I experimented with writing slam poetry. You won't quite get the same effect as me performing it, but here you go:
Smile
"Smile," he told me, "and remember the good things."
Good things?
These things.
The things that made me laugh,
the things that made me smile,
the things that put a spring in my walk
These scenes
keep playing in my head on repeat
like, walking to your car
like, kissing in the park
like, tear ourselves apart on the grass where we
Lie
to each other and our friends
saying, this will never end
saying, I never knew that it could be like
This Love
is not a game and,
what a shame and,
"So this is how you want it to be?"
Yes.
This is how I want it to be.
See, you're walking in the rain and,
I know that you're in pain so
can you Talk to me??
Or just ignore me...
but to cast a dirty glance
rather than address me
yet you used to caress me
Gently
your finger tips would brush the hair from my
Face it.
It ain't ever going to change girl,
things won't ever be the way that
You
know you don't want it back.
You don't want the lies and,
there are no second tries and,
so don't look back.
Don't look back.
You know there's so much more
so close this empty door
and take that road
Before you
go, remember:
Love, even when it's hard.
Trust, even when you can't.
Laugh, even when you fall, and
Dance through to the days that life is beautiful.
Because Life Is Beautiful.
I also experimented with what I called U-turns. They are the words that end one phrase and begin another. I know it doesn't flow quite right, but it Is a first attempt. I'd love help editing it. I'm debating putting all of the 'like," and "and," s all together either in front or back. I'll probably end up printing it out and taking red sharpy to it.
