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The View up Here Alone

by rose345

Why do we hide? We aren't scared We don't have anything to hide But we feel alone And feeling alone means feeling different Different from others From the world So because we don't want to be judged We hide to fit in And remain alone anyways What's it all for? Why not take a risk? Because sometimes Alone is better than lonely No one wants to be lonely And lonely is the risk we take So who takes it? The one who is already lonely You can only win with nothing to lose So we hide Because the view up here all alone Is better than the potential fall To the world of onlookers below
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enjambmentmetaphorrepetitionidentityelegypersonificationspiritualfree verse

rose345

I am a student in a rural Midwest town. I hope someday to be a lawyer or a psychologist. Remember to always live life to the fullest because you never know where life will take you. Be the light! Leave a comment if my poem meant something to you☀

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Explores personal isolation and social fear while touching universal philosophical questions about risk and belonging.

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple interconnected ideas per 10 lines: hiding, loneliness, fear of judgment, risk-taking, social isolation.

DarkSentimentBright

Predominantly melancholic and pessimistic, examining loneliness and resignation with minimal hopeful resolution.

StillEnergyExplosive

Declarative questioning creates moderate momentum; repetition and logic chains build intensity but lacking explosive language.

MicroLengthEpic

26 lines places poem in the 16-30 line range.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Some metaphors (view/fall, height imagery) and personification (lonely as active force) but mostly direct, declarative language.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal voice examining personal isolation and universal human condition; no narrative or dramatic persona shifts.

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Comments (4)

rose345
Thanks! Fwiw, I don't know why, but writing these poems and having people hear my real voice feels important.
ImAPoet?
I'm so sorry, you didn't deserve that, I don't even know you but you're clearly not weird, you write amazing poetry!
rose345
I wrote this late at night after someone told me poetry sucks and poets are weird. They didn't know I was one, but it really hurt. Im glad you can relate, but its also sad how people are shunned for who they are.
ImAPoet?
Wow, that is truly incredible. But it hurts how relatable this is.

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