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The weight of your shadow


Have you ever noticed I get sad when you touch me That I hate calling you mom because your not That I wish I was never born to this world of pain That I have been suffering for years while you sat in vain That I try to put on a smile for the sake of your mood That I hate the taste of this forced solitude That I beg for a way to break free from this lie That i'm slowly decaying beneath a silent sky Have you ever even noticed that im not myself around you That I only smile when told and you never hear my laugh i avoid you like the plague or a patient on hospice i don’t love you and that’s me being honest Do you not understand your mere existence makes me want to scream That I feel trapped inside this terrible dream That I count the minutes until you leave the room That I pray for escape from this impending doom
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PersonalThemeAbstract

Deeply personal/autobiographical exploration of maternal relationship and suffering

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple layered ideas per section: pain, fakeness, entrapment, emotional distance

DarkSentimentBright

Strongly negative: suffering, hatred, decay, despair, entrapment throughout

StillEnergyExplosive

Intense emotional urgency, escalating accusations, visceral language about screaming/decay

MicroLengthEpic

16 lines total; mid-length poem fitting exploration scope

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Similes (plague/hospice), metaphors (decay/dream/sky), personification; ornamented style

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal voice addressing 'you'; introspective first-person throughout

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