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Poetry, Writing

Inside Out 2

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(Poem 221 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)

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Puberty ushers in such
comrades as Anxiety,
Envy, Embarrassment,
and my favorite, Ennui.
The panic that ensues
when Embarrassment
threatens and Envy
rears her unsettled self,
resurrects Fear and
Disgust, Anger and
Sadness, leading to
complete paralysis.
The only protection
against it all is to feign
Ennui…nothing matters
because too much
enthusiasm might be
the wrong amount, and
no one would dare be
too happy in a room
full of teens trying to
fake unruffled chill.

Rebekah Marshall @Home Studio on 8/19/24 @ 10:17am – 221st poem of the year (After watching Inside Out 2 with my granddaughter in theatre.)

Mann, Kelsey. Inside Out 2. Amy Poehler, Pixar Animation Studios, 14 June 2024.

Poetry, Writing

The Opposite of Inspired

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(Poem 42 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)

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The opposite of inspired,
whatever is not soul-stirred,
you know the feeling when
you see a piece of art
that makes you stop and stare?
Or you hear a piece of music
that brings tears to your eyes?
That is not what I am feeling right now.
Or, you know the way catching a glimpse
of your crush across the way can make
your heart skip a beat?
Or how holding a baby or petting a cat
can soothe old hurts?
Nope, I’m not feeling those either,
of that, I am sure.
This is more akin to boredom
tinged with ennui,
maybe resignation
with a hint of melancholy
and a dash of malaise
thrown in for good measure.

@Genuine Joe’s – 42nd poem of the year

Runner ups for the melancholy red head photos to accompany my poem: