So remember how we always play with fonts to emphasize words and phrases; and how one week Jordan said that the bolded words in one of the pieces could make a cool poem?
Well, I took that to the next level. I took as many of the bolded phrases as possible from all our past posts and transformed them into a poem. I tweaked it slightly (like altering tenses and removing and/or adding words). Nonetheless it is essentially your words strung together in a new and interesting way. It is not meant to make sense, so you can take any meaning out of it that you want. It was just a fun way for me to try and use as many of the phrases as possible in a manner that was (somewhat) sensible.
Enjoy.
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With bright eyes I can see:
The world’s miracles, and amazing ballads,
Overshadowed with horrors and fear.
What will it take to shatter the stupid illusions,
That shake my frame, time and time again.
I feel that I am numb; waiting transfixed,
In a world that’s awkwardly quiet
And lacking versatility.
I can’t take it anymore;
This haunting, glorious and magical freedom.
It is absurd and reckless-
A fragile harmony that rests on the ignorant.
I am outraged and disturbed as my fate waits,
In powerful hands.
I had the naïve impression,
That in a little while, I could see a perfect world:
A faith that was rediscovered and an inspiration that
Never dies.
And with curiosity coursing through my veins,
My terror evolved into disbelief;
That I can swing and I can miss,
I can crash to the floor,
I can pull, rip and tear until there is nothing left;
But that essence of a perfect world could still be
Remembered.
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Interesting, no?
I know it makes no sense whatsoever, but that's the point. So what do you think?
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oooo this is really creative of rebecca! i love the idea. very original :) i like how it doesn't make sense - maybe you could emphasize how choppy each line is somehow?
ReplyDeletewatch your punctuation. or, use it to your advantage to pronounce the lack of flow. either one:)
i feel like the ending should wrap up what you are saying in the poem.. or rather, what isn't said. i know you are trying to stick to only words we messed around with font (whic make the poem all over the place in meaning), but i think there would be a great opportunity to break away from that limitation and tie SOMETHING together. or hell, ask a question. punch it! i dont know. i would suggest adding something. but i dont know what!:P
Wow, that is so creative! What made you think of doing that? I think this is a great concept for so many different reasons, everybody's work coming together to create something abstract, yet meaningful because each things we have written have meaning themself! Sorry, bit of tangent. Anyways, great job, your posts are always so creative, i love how you experiment.
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ReplyDeleteThat is a really awesome idea!
ReplyDeleteAnd I feel like although there is no straight and narrow meaning behind the poem, I feel like it did express consistent... theme? It seemed like there was a similair drive behind the whole thing even if it didn't make literal sense... if you know what I mean D:
I like the way you pieced it together, almost grouped it thematically.
I also don't know if I necessarily agree with Diana, although the ending isn't exactly like BAM SUPER INSIGHTFUL COMMENT I feel like it kind of does wrap up the story in a way.