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My Own Hell

Makala Pekos 2004 (LA)

August 23 
Soliloquy
I don't feel like a person
I feel like a thing
You might not understand so I'll explain what I mean

I'm void of emotion
I don't seem to care
People around me are hurting
But I remain unaware

Empathy is what I lack,
I know this all to well
Not knowing when I'm needed
Is my own personal hell

About this poem

I'm Autistic and so I have trouble emotionally connecting with others. Not knowing when someone needs a kind word that you're absolutely desperate to give can be infuriating

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Written on June 05, 2016

Submitted by Zoey.primo on August 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABX ACBC XDXD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 294
Words 64
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4
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