Apathy's glare
CC BY-SAThey see me glare
They see the black
They hear the sad songs
And the spikes around my neck
They see the shadows
Around my eyes
And the dripping mascara
Looking like I cried
They say it's a phase
They want me to change
But they don't see
This is the eye of the hurricane
They see the bangs
They hear the snippy response
They want me to socialize
But it's just nonchalance
They don't understand
As I grow out
It seems to be
They are relieved
But they still glare
If I come out
Of my room
With my eyes covered by hair
Or not a splash of color
On what I wear
But why do they care?
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▾ This Poem's Voice
Your Poem's Voice
PersonalThemeAbstract
Mostly personal identity/appearance, some abstract teen angst exploration
SparseMeasureDense
Multiple ideas presented with moderate pacing, some repetition slows density
DarkSentimentBright
Conflicted and frustrated tone dominates, defensive but not hopeless
StillEnergyExplosive
Confrontational language and staccato delivery create moderate intensity
MicroLengthEpic
29 lines, falls in 16-30 range
PlainFigurativeOrnamented
Eye of hurricane metaphor main device, mostly declarative descriptive language
LyricVoiceDramatic
Pure internal lyric voice, first-person introspection throughout
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