forum POEM/SHORT STORY SLAM!!!
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@Tiani

this one is quite personal but I'd still like to share it

Kinda – By Tiani Mdhlongwa

In the morning I don’t want to get out of bed,
I can’t hold information inside my head,
I’m feeling fatigued and kinda down,
Oh look, in the mirror I seem kinda round.

Today school was kinda boring,
I almost, almost started snoring,
I can’t really remember what happened,
But does it really matter in the end?

I feel kinda unappreciated,
Being home makes me agitated,
I want to get out, I’m suffocating,
Food is kinda nauseating.

I’ve gained some weight, and lost my sanity,
Maybe I can find answers in Christianity,
I feel no better but I can’t judge,
The way god works, can’t hold a grudge.

I have no motivation to do simple tasks,
I think I need help but I’m too afraid to ask,
Never complain because someone has it worse
The things I say I wish I could reverse

I don’t want to feel weak, only want to be strong,
But if I’m just hiding, I’ve been weak all along
I’m kinda scared and kinda frustrated,
Every moment of life I’ve hated.

Has lead me to think i don’t want to be here,
What damage would it do if I were to disappear,
I guess my mum would be kinda sad,
But everything here is driving me mad.

Self harming isn’t for me, it leaves too many scars,
My scars and hidden, locked behind bars,
Suicide seems cowardly and i don’t want to leave with a bang,
And couldn’t bear to just leave my body to hang.

So ill stick through it even though im fat,
And kinda annoying, and not easy to look at,
Kinda loud, kinda confusing
To you this may seem kinda amusing

But if you were to ask me if i want to be alive I’d reply

Kinda

@thehobbit

I wrote this poem to the teachers I turned to for help, I hope someday I can show it to them.

Silence and Superiors- By Me sorry, but i'm not sharing my name

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
Lies
They’re trying to get a reaction out of you, don't respond and they’ll stop
Lies
It’s just a joke
Lies
Oh but we didn't mean the ones like you, you're normal
Lies
It’s not a big deal,
Lies
lies lies lies lies lies, the lot of 'em

These excuses are running rampant
They echo down the school halls
They bounce around the lunchroom
And are locked inside our skulls

We hear them from many places
Teachers, parents, principals
These rules of polite conduct
Be the bigger person, no matter what

But the insults are still hurled at us
The stream of darkness fills our souls
You comments cannot deflate our feelings
And being bigger bursts us

We deflate into broken pieces
Tired sad alone
So we turn and ask for comfort
Just to hear you groan

You would rather not take action
It's easier to avoid confrontation
But the damage has been done
And something needs to happen

We turn not to sticks and stones
But razor blades and pills
They cut and bruise and no one sees
We learn to shrink and silence our pleas

To help would be to save but
Bullying isn't stopped by peers
Because we can't make an impact
If no one listens and no one hears

So, to teachers we turn
we hope they lend an ear
But all we hear are poems
That are passed down through the years

So let me fix these poems
Let these words replace
Those words that once were spoken
And their memory replace

Hurt is not just outside, our souls and minds hurt too
I wonder what you’d say if they they said that about you

I already tried to ignore them, why else would I be here
So please help me do something and don't just lend an ear

Not responding is a reaction and not one they ignore
They were trying to hurt me and that doesn't make it hurt less, but more

“Just a joke” is a poor excuse because you still hurt me
Jokes should not be taken lightly, they’re the product of bigotry

You insult people just like me, how do I not take offense
I'm no different than the others, that’s really just common sense

It’s a big deal to me otherwise I wouldn’t have said
Can't you acknowledge me as human, my feelings not mislead

Let this be a call to action
From someone who was harmed
I beg you give us your protection
We are weary and unarmed

Deleted user

I wrote a poem about Napoleon for English class but it's so bad I can't share it XD

@Tiani and @thehobbit your poems are really good! Good job!