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Poets who change words

February 13, 2026

I was jealous of poets who change words

Who gave them such honor?

To change whatever they want, however they want it

I too want to change the pronounciation

I too want to change the tone

I too want to change the meaning

But I was restricted from doing so

Now look at me

I didn't listen

I didn't fold

I am now

A poet who changes words

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▾ This Poem's Voice

Personal journey of poetic identity, grounded in speaker's lived experience and desire.

Multiple interconnected ideas: jealousy, restriction, rebellion, transformation across 13 lines.

Mixed: resentment and restriction tempered by defiant self-actualization and acceptance.

Insistent repetition and anaphora create building momentum; defiant crescendo in closing.

13 lines falls in 7-15 range, solidly short-to-moderate length poem.

Minimal figurative language; mostly declarative statements with some implied metaphor of restriction.

Pure lyric internal voice; introspective first-person reflection on self and desire.

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