i keep getting caught on the fourth stanza
right after bukowski made his grand point
about the saving grace
that is miraculous performance
from mediocre people.
another reminder that i am terrible at memorization
insomnia is not helping, staying up
all night
eleven hours before my recitation
tends to not make things any easier.
so i filled myself with as much cafeteria rice
as i could in one trip,
keeping it a single long cold walk
across our frost kissed sidewalks.
i've been repeating bitter lines
in my little white room ever since
but i don't think it's sticking
no, this year i might be slipping.
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combination of 3 and 6
A contest entry
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700 points, ended November 23, 2008, 37 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
So.. whats you think about it?
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I love this. Can relate to the feeling of slipping...personal life blending with academia. It's a hard row to hoe if you know what i mean. I love this it seems so personal and yet at the same time so appealing-- Great work and good luck in the contest! --Shannon
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great ending
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yeah, i feel that out-of-focusness, too.
i've been repeating bitter lines
in my little white room ever since
but i don't think it's sticking
no, this year i might be slipping.
i liked that. i'm getting more nervous for college. where is my focus...
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This was good. I liked the second stanza. I've been having insomnia too these days and studying into the early hours of the morning. Not exactly the best thing to do, but I don't know, maybe it's just stress. Good luck in the contest.
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oh, this is a bit close
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