Day 29 of 365 days of blogging. I wrote this poem in response to a Move Me Poetry’s “Teach Me Tuesday” segment on Twitter that highlighted the Abecedarian form. Interestingly enough, I wrote it in jumbled pieces, jumping between lines as they came to me, and then worked to tie it together in its truth. Hence the title.
Accentuated syllables
Belie insecurities
Carefully wrapped in
Double-sided sarcasm
Early risings
Feign disdain for night’s
Graceful isolation where
Hiding discomfort in shadows
Is a welcome reprieve
Juggling between
Keeping distance and
Longing for connection
Mired in pretense…
Neither optimal
Only in fits of slumber
Peace descends shroud-like
Quietly ensnaring the senseless
Rage of the simmering subconscious
Still, the light is better
The crowd a safe space
Until anxiety overwhelms the
Volatile mind behind the smile
Wistfully drawing
X’s on every selfie
Yelling into the void for the
Zillionth time…this week
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