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Thirteen

Amanda East 1976 (Ogden)

November 22 
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Bend
!
Bend harder
.
No thinking
!
Do what we say
.

Don’t reason
.
Especially don’t feel
.
Shut it off!

Push it down
.
Way down
.
Further
!
Now be happy about it
.

We know better
.
You don’t.

Jump
!

Jump higher!!
Don’t question.

Ask how high
.

Higher still
!
Not good enough!


Let it go
.
Even the memories.

We take 
blood…

Now be happy about it
.
Lifeless, lonely, desperate,

It’s good
.

About this poem

I was once part of a cult-ish religion and was judged by a council. This poem is how that event felt to me.

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Written on October 15, 2020

Submitted by Oceanloveisland on November 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme abxx cxxddbE ba bc x xx xx x Eex
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 453
Words 97
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 7, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3
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I grew up in Utah. I have four kiddos. I am now in a healthy happy relationship. I am spiritual, but not religious. I love thinking deeply about the purpose of life. more…

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