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Misunderstood


I have a hard time expressing myself They say expressing yourself is good for the body making things less stressful Tear's staining my face The frustration is unbearable It's hard expressing my feelings to people so they'll have a better understanding of who I am as an individual The ignorance of other people who don't understand you Have this state of mind of being judgmental Do you know what it's like to constantly have to try to explain what's going on in your head When you don't have a understanding Because the words being formed aren't coming out correctly But other people have the audacity To try and tell me I'm crazy No, I'm misunderstood I put a wall up And you tell me I have a mind of a child attacking my livelihood Acting like you know everything about me I'm tired of being fucked up in ways that don't lead to an orgasm like I don't have problems of my own to deal with I'm always the one who has to fix everything But I'm the selfish bitch No, I'm just misunderstood Everything I do or say wasn't meant to be hurtful I feel like I'm waiting for something that Isn't going to happen I simply stopped overthinking and let my pen do the talking
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PersonalThemeAbstract

Deeply personal struggle with self-expression and identity, minimally abstract.

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple interconnected ideas: expression barriers, judgment, misunderstanding, exhaustion, self-defense.

DarkSentimentBright

Predominantly negative: frustration, tears, exhaustion, self-deprecation, resignation.

StillEnergyExplosive

Intense language, exclamations, profanity, rapid emotional shifts, accusatory tone.

MicroLengthEpic

46 lines; falls within 31-60 range.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Minimal metaphor (wall); mostly declarative and direct emotional statements.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal voice; introspective monologue about personal feelings and conflicts.

Free Verseidentityprotestelegymetaphorrepetitionpersonificationenjambment

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