POEM STARTER
'The truth finally came to light.'
Write a poem which ends with this line.
Coward
I donāt know what to do anymore.
Itās not that Iām overwhelmed.
Itās not that Iām burnt out.
Iām just empty.
Hollow.
I donāt even remember why I care so much.
What does it matter if I get a bad grade?
What does it matter if I let them all down?
What does it matter if I just quit?
Who would even notice?
Anyone who did would learn to live without me.
I could be washed away into a warning:
This is what happens when you put others first.
This is what happens when youāre last on your own to-do list.
This is what happens when you stitch yourself out of other peopleās expectations.
It really doesnāt matter though, does it?
One day theyāll wake up and Iāll be gone.
Theyāll get over it, right?
Iāve spent my whole life trying to be what they wanted,
Donāt I deserve this one time to be selfish?
To choose myself over them?
To escape?
I donāt know what to do anymore.