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November 07, 2005
"Slam" poem
So there I was,
In happy oblivion
Exhilirated by prospect
Enthralled by the years of dreaming
Slam! The day finally came
Any pre-conceived notions
of happiness and bliss
Quckly evaporated into the hot, city air
Everything was thrown helter-skelter
My routine, my identity, my known
No longer was I in a comfort zone
I was forced to adjust by my own act of free will
Who are these people?
Who am I to them?
Is my identity from before relevant to now?
Who am I to myself
All these questions,
continue to filter through my mind
I have self-doubts I never had last year...
or perhaps I did
Isn't college a time of self-discovery?
Perhaps I am too naïve
Perhaps I have to be slammed from time to time
in order to make these so called "self-discoveries"...
*Ahhh, I can't format this the way I want it!!!!!
Posted by lcisfreya at November 7, 2005 10:41 PM
Comments
Good Poem Freya!!
Posted by: Emmy at November 8, 2005 11:32 AM
sorry about the frustrating formating issues....
I like the way you have captured this time in your life, this "slamming" into a new phase of your development...
Posted by: Ellen Grabiner at November 8, 2005 07:18 PM
Freya-- I really loved your poem. I felt like it really encapsulated what I feel soon after entering college. It was really awesome that you were so aptly able to describe this feeling, I often have trouble saying what I want in poems (and prose). Great job!
Posted by: Brenna at November 9, 2005 08:32 AM