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Don’t Stress
“Don’t Stress” Villanelle, Metrical Poetry Workshop, 2002 Do not let things get to you dear, don’t stress About events you cannot work out right. Take time out for yourself when life’s a mess. You will make yourself sick. The doctors press More drugs than needed, which is not too bright. Do not let things get to you dear, don’t stress. Mom says “Go treat yourself to a new dress, But make sure you don’t pick one that’s too tight.” Take time out for yourself when life’s a mess. Professors monitor the slow progress Of papers and reports you’ve yet to write. Do not let things get to you dear, don’t…
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Pissed Off: A Short List
Note: The assignment was to express anger. I definitely had a lot of anger at the time I wrote this rant. This poem has some bad language, so don’t read it if that might offend you. I worked at a department store from the summer before my sophomore year in college until the end of my first year of grad school. “Pissed Off: A Short List” Free Verse, Poetry Workshop, 2002 My friends think I am angry all the time. They are probably right. On any given day I can list many things that really truly piss me off. Why is it that people steal and don’t even try to hide…
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Music and what my favorite songs mean to me
I am currently rewriting a novel called Jordan’s Sister, which is about a singer/songwriter named Taylor who is trying to break free from her past and step out of the shadow of her sister’s fame while getting to know a former child singer, Layne (male). I have been thinking a lot about music and songs in general while I have been writing my draft for this story. Layne’s song was fun to write. If only I could sing, I could let you all know what it sounds like in my head. I think of my character Taylor as a singer who sounds like strong female singers like Avril Lavigne and Christina…
