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Millennial Dilemma

Amira Chichakly

November 23 
Free verse
Scattered notes
And endless sketches
Remnants of the past
That rear up unexpectedly
And flash a hoof through my chest
Bringing a longing
A desperate need
To find out how
I must have been a genius once

I can’t even turn pen to page
Paint to canvas
In this cacophony of every day
There are no moments of pause
And yet
Were there ever?
Or was I just better
At finding my own?

Report cards and acclamations
A list of sold paintings
Certificates and awards
Half buried in a closet
Call out to me
Like a look in the mirror
I must have been a genius
Once?

About this poem

A feeling every liberal arts raised multitasker experiences.

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Written on January 31, 2023

Submitted by chichaklya on November 08, 2023

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Scheme AXXBXXXXC XDXXXEEX AXXXBEDC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 560
Words 119
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 9, 8, 8
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