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I notice the familiar

Walls,

 

The familiar cones,

Lined up in orange uniformity

As soldiers who dreadfully wait for

Inspection,

 

I notice right in front of me,

Letters etched onto the walls,

Directing me to the halls in which 

They are labeled,

Yet I know not the message being

Etched onto the walls. 

 

I walk, and I walk

I notice a camera, and 

I stop to a halt. 

 

The camera, with its keen,

Omnipotent, eyes, 

Watches me carefully, 

Refusing to let me pass it by,

 

As it waits for me to 

Perform,

All while I stand in a stubborn 

Position,

 

And my hands are folded to rest,

As I stare absentmindedly,

Into the camera's

Dark daggered eyes. 

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▾ This Poem's Voice

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Mixed personal observation with abstract institutional critique.

SparseMeasureDense

Moderate density; repeated observations create layered philosophical questioning.

DarkSentimentBright

Predominantly uneasy, anxious tone with surveillance dread and resistance.

StillEnergyExplosive

Tense but controlled; halting pacing creates deliberate, restrained intensity.

MicroLengthEpic

Approximately 28 lines; falls in 16-30 range.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Rich metaphors (soldiers, daggers, omnipotence) and personification of camera/cones.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric first-person internal observation with no narrative or dramatic shift.

Free Verseidentityprotestspiritualmetaphorpersonificationenjambmentrepetitionallusion

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