I did not keep a journal when I was a young person. You know, before I was completely tarnished by time and consumed with bitterness. (The bitterness is subsiding slowly)
I do have a VERY. LARGE. stack of poems that I have accumulated since those tender years. Some of them are very embarrassing probably worse than if I had kept journal entries instead of putting my own sad, adolescent spin on my day-to-day feelings. I am contemplating sharing some of them in my weekly confessionals and some of the not-so-embarrassing ones may pop in from time to time.
When I was young, the thought of writing down what happened every day was very overwhelming and rather boring to me. I just couldn’t do it for more than a day or two. My mind spun so fast when I was young I could not concentrate long enough to write out an entire journal entry.
With the incredibly horrible memory that I have now as an adult sometimes I wish I would have been able to do this.
I would much rather sit and daydream and listen to music or draw or paint. OR many times I would write a poem about it. It was and still very much is a therapeutic way for me to deal with things. Most of the time after I have written about something I feel so much better afterwards. It doesn’t matter if I ever end up sharing it or not. The act of sitting down and writing it out or typing it out really helps me focus.
Wait. That was pretty confusing – how can I sit down and focus on writing a poem and not be able to keep a journal? Journals feel like homework; putting a creative spin on something is easier for me. Go figure.
Ok here we go. I wrote the below poem in 10th grade for an english assignment. It was one of those rare moments as a teenager that I was pretty honest with myself.
I am who I am
I wonder how people can be prejudice
I hear things I don't want to here
I want everyone to see through people's outward appearances
I am who I am
I pretend I like some people
I feel fat
I touch the sky in my dreams
I worry too much about my hair
I cry sometimes for no reason
I am who I am
I understand I am not perfect
I say too much sometimes
I dream of a perfect love
I hope I do everything I want to do before I die
I am who I am
--teenage Brandy (long before the zen master flash was even a thought)
Hahaa!
I got this one in today with 30 minutes to spare.
Read more Weekly Confessionals here.
2 comments:
Damn it. I was expecting something awkward and cheesy. I actually really liked this. Very insightful for a teenager.
Ok, Ok you got me. So, I totally thought about posting a more embarrassing poem and I completely chickened out.
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