Soliloquy



Well...
 I'm wise to,
 I have knowledge,
morals
and self-respect.
 I stand by what I stand for,
I hold my values high...
and will die to protect.

I own my mistakes,
hold myself to account.
 Always me,
I don't fit in cause
Uh,
I stand out.

 I'm a fine mess,
 I know who I am
Tho
not where I'm going.
Traditional
unorthodox,
stubborn...
but I'm growing.

 I love me,
 but i...
personally slander.
I break my own rules,
 with glitz
And the glamour.
 Ive been loved,
abandoned,
thought of
and accused.  
Educated,
 underestimated,
 built up
and abused.  

Saving a life
or taking one
 do both with a smile.
 Shattered...
but not broken,
a survivor with style.

I'm a fucking MASTERPIECE,
 that's...
 not on display.
My head head may be lost
so...
 my heart leads the way.

In this dog eat dog world
 I eat at the table.
 I could be off balance
and still remain stable.
 The rough that made the diamond,
 that...you... can... not... hold.
 Every time
 I'll cross the line,
and never leave the threshold.
 
A breath of fresh air,
 toxic and pure.
 Synesthetic,
eccentric,
 a sickness
and it's cure.
Psycho and calm,
neurotic and freed.
 Majesticlly  
Autophobic,
poignantly restrained
 I proceed.   

Fearlessly frightened
with a diligent soul.
 I can play the part
and not know the role.
 Undoubtedly philosophical,
 Ya...
I think in strange ways.
 With unfathomable potential, relating to strays.

 A gypsy with roots,
resilient so I adjust.
But when I look in the mirror,
 my head is held high
but...
all I feel is...
disgust.

About this poem

This is what I see, When i look at myself. Bold and free, and up on a shelf.

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Written on May 15, 2021

Submitted by greatmoxi on July 20, 2021

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXBXCB XXDXXX XXEFGXXF DCHXXHXIXJXXXJ XKLXKL XXMXEM XGXGINXXN XOFXXOXPAFXP IQXQGXRR XSHCXXS
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 1,466
Words 261
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 8, 6, 8, 14, 6, 6, 9, 12, 8, 7

Kayla Brooks

From a loving family, and track meets. To Foster Care, then City streets, 12 years old smoking my treat. I overcame, survived and persisted. Full of love to give, lyrically inclined and gifted, psychotic and twisted. I live my life for me, it's my story and destiny and I need to feel free, and be me. more…

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