Spit it.



I’m beginning to choke.
My legs shiver and my voice has broke.
My throat begins to curl.
I feel like I could hurl.
The people expect me to have spoke.
From the buzz of the light, my mind becomes awake.
My fingers clench the end of my coat.
In the heat of stress, my mind starts to twirl.
I’m beginning to choke.
Seconds pass by, I feel like I could croak.
Anytime now I would fall flat with a stroke.
The butterflies in my stomach begin to whirl.
The very blood in my body begins to swirl.
To request me to say anthing is an instant revoke.
I’m beginning to choke.

About this poem

A poem about bringing up the courage to speak in front of an audience.

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Written on April 29, 2022

Submitted by SeanK on May 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AabbacdbAaabbaA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 570
Words 125
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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