POEM STARTER
Your character is experiencing a moment of realisation surrounding their identity and their place in the world. Write a poem about how they feel in this moment.
How do you know its getting bad again?
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How do you know when it’s getting bad again?
Because I don’t know how to tell
It’s starting to close in
But I am not sure at what rate
I don’t know if I need to escape
How do you know it’s getting bad again?
How do you know its getting bad again?
Is it when you can’t ho out in public
Without exhaustion
When you cant see another person
Without shutting down and shutting out
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know it’s getting bad again?
Is it when you start skipping meals without intention?
Or don’t eat your first meal until 4pm
When you keep skipping lunch
And your parents start to ask you why it is such
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know when its getting bad again?
Is it when your favorite things
Sometimes seem to feel like a chore
When things you adore
Are weighted ankles to the ground
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know its getting bad again?
Is it when you check your body in the mirror every time you change
And fight of the urge to check your weight at the end of the day
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know it’s getting bad again?
Is it when you start searching excercise plans
And diets up again
Because you can’t seem to be comfortable in your own skin
How do you know it’s getting bad again?
How do you know it’s getting bad again?
Is it when you put off washing your hair
Because you are too tired
And end up feeling disgusting
And so utterly wired
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know its getting bad again?
Is it when you don’t want to text back your very few friends?
Or when all conversations seem to meet false ends
with you saying you are fine
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know its getting bad again?
Is it when you start over analyzing
Every persons actions
Or escape to the bathroom
When things get too loud
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know its getting bad again?
Is it when you start questioning your sexuality
Even with a label over your head
Or is it when you convince your self
That your faking for attention
From anyone who dares to listen
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know its getting bad again?
Is it when laundry piles up
And sheets are yet to be washed
When cleaning feels like an expense
rather than a bore
How do you know its getting bad again?
How do you know its getting bad again?
Is it when you play music to drown out your droning thoughts
Or look up what’s wrong with you
Is it when you stare at your ceiling
Wondering how to make it better
How do you know when it’s getting bad again?