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Thursday, May 26, 2016

A Letter from My Future Self to My Past Self

A Letter from My Future Self to My Past Self



Dear My Past Self,

Hello asshole.
You are the catalyst of my suffering,
the promoter of my daily aggravations.
You are the reason why I cannot sleep at night
nor stay awake during the day.


Procrastination:
It is what rewards you,
and kills me.
Determination:
That is what you don’t have,
and it haunts me.


You are not me.
I hate you.
And the stack of work
you bequeath to me.
No, you didn’t hear me right.
I hate
You.
I despise of
You.
I loathe
You.


You make the laws
that only I have to follow.
You create a daunting courtroom
and settle yourself on the judge’s chair,  
while all I could do is
wait
for my imminent declaration of my
never-ending sentence for torture and
regret.


They say practice makes perfect.
You don’t practice,
so I’m not perfect.
I am the direct result of your laziness,
your lethargic attitude,
your lack of discipline.
You stripped me of my ambitions
and ransacked all my potential talent.


Let me ask you:
Where is your pride?
Your dignity?
Let me tell you:
You disgust me.
You’re pathetic.
You’re disastrous.
You’re...
You’re...


Dammit,
I’m too tired
to think of anything.
Meh, I can finish this letter
tomorrow.


5 comments:

  1. i really like how literal and real your poem is

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  2. Your poem is amazingly relatable. Especially the line "Meh, I can finish this letter/tomorrow."

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  3. I like the courtroom imagery.

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  4. My favorite aspect of the poem was how you used your voice tremendously to create a relatable piece of writing that all high schooler can agree with. My favorite lines were the repeating stanzas with the "You're..." as it shows the internal conflict that your character has in the poem.

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  5. Your poem is actually incredibly relatable, and for that reason it becomes very very easy to understand and enjoyable to read. It's nice to see that I'm not the only one our there. My favorite line is probably the first, "Dear My Past Self, Hello Asshole." It's incredibly blunt to the point where it's humorous but even then it's still a powerful line that contributes to the poem.

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