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@sir-leeds

“Boo Radley”–that was really good! I loved the imagery! I agree with Anne on a favorite line–that whole stanza was my favorite actually.

@emily-waldorf

I loved the idea of “watching the rain”. It seems to evoke an idea of patience and perseverance through a trial rather than “oh please help i don’t like this it hurts please save me right now” that balks at any struggle.

 

I write this poem recently. I’m going to rework it eventually (fixing the rhyme scheme/removing it and making the meter consistent), but I kind of like the general idea I was able to get across. And it is one of the most personal things I’ve written:

I cannot say what I think

And I cannot think of what to say.

When my better judgment restricts

What my heart begs to convey–

I’ll pretend I didn’t hear you.

But I wish that I could tell you

And hear what you would say,

Yet I doubt I’d like your answer,

So I think I’ll hide away.

This corner seems nice.

Maybe in a few years

I’ll crawl out of this den,

And I’ll be able to tell you

And we’ll be the greatest friends.

Or maybe you’ll be gone.

So maybe I will tell you now

What I really think

How I love the books you read

And why I couldn’t sleep.

Maybe, perhaps, today

I’ll say what I think.