Famous Poets

As mentioned before I've been reading/writing poetry for the last 3 weeks or so for my Literature class and I'll be honest I've been kind of bored. I've never really been a fan of Emily Dickinson and yes I know saying that out loud will make people *GASP* but honestly while her poems are good, great even  I can never get over the fact that she is so popular and it really affects my ability to enjoy such things. No I'm not a hipster type that hates things when they are popular but when it comes to reading I don't want to feel like I'm being "forced" into reading it know what I mean? That's why I never really read the novels assigned to us in high school. I understand they are classics and I did myself a huge disservice it's just I can't get involved and absorbed into the story that makes reading fun. I have to want it and anytime something is either popular or assigned to me I feel like I HAVE to read it or I'd miss out (or fail!!) and that's just not fun for me!  So with all that being said reading famous poetry hasn't been that fun for me the last few weeks even though poetry is my strong suit. I would have preferred maybe discovering new poems or more underrated poems/poets but yet still met the requirement of being allowed in a American literature textbook.  I can already tell what will be said in response to this and that's the second part of the course will make me happy because I think it's like  mid 1800s (I think...) to present day. Which is true I suppose but I have no idea if I can take it yet!

Regardless I had a fun semester overall and it did make me want to read more and it's something I've been pushing myself to do for 5 years or more now.

More Poetry of Mine!

I wasn't planning on another blog today, but why not right?  Well I will briefly discuss what my poem from yesterday is about "No Matter What" and then share another poem that I've written. As a disclaimer and as I mentioned yesterday these poems do NOT 100% reflect how I feel. However there may be some truth to what is said in the poems in how I feel, however it's greatly intensified for artistic purposes. So with that being said it's time to explain the poem from yesterday.


Basically the poem is about me and betraying myself.  I failed to trust myself and didn't realize it in till it was too late because the person I was before was "dead" that I've become too far gone and different that I could never get myself back again but then noticed if I realize this then I must not be as far gone as I thought (Hence the death has come to claim you (It came, but didn't succeed) ) and I promised myself not to abandon who I am anymore.



Ok so this short poem I wrote in 2004 so no laughing at me!  8/8/04 be exact!  I was 16 when I wrote this (Wow time flies by huh?!!)

Lonely Night

 

It's a lonely night without you

I miss you more than ever

My heart aches for you

I feel the night betray me

for it will never end

just like the tears

just like the pain

It won't go away

I'll never be alright

I'll never be ok

till you are by my side

please end this night

This lonely night

 

 

I feel like I could add to this now that I'm older but I hold value into something I created 9 years ago so I'll just leave it as is! 

 



No Matter What

As I mentioned yesterday I will share a poem I written recently. I will say before I share it that what it says isn't 100% reflective on how I really feel. I like to just write poetry no matter  what the subject(s) happen to be about while I admit there are truths to my poems but for example if the poem was about depression or love  that doesn't mean I'm depressed or in love. It simply means those are good poetry topics so why not make poems based on those themes!

No Matter What

 

 

No matter what

We will always be friends

I take that vow to my very end

No matter what

Fate brought us together

Promise me you will stay always and forever

No matter what

I never realized till now our friendship was true

You always helped me when I didn't know what to do

No matter what

I promise to stay by your side though thick and thin

I felt invincible protecting you from what you felt within

No matter what

I failed you because death has come to claim you

I will always remember you no matter what I do

No matter what

 

 

 

There you go! I hope you like it and I will reveal what it's about in a few days but till then comment and tell me on your thoughts





Lit the past to ignite the future

Thanksgiving was recently and I have to admit I don't have a lot to be thankful for apart from a handful of friends and the fact i'm in college right now to basically "ignite" my future.  My blog title is American Lit past for more then 1 reason. 1. Obviously to represent the past literatures of American history however there is a personal meaning behind it. I for the longest time would hold on to the past always shining a light on it or keeping it lit  in other words instead of looking at my present and seeing what i'm doing now will ignite my future, which in my eyes makes whatever happened in my past not that important anymore  when I realized things aren't the same anymore because it's better and will continue to get better.

It's fitting that I made the title that I did to express myself as it's kind of  a bit poetic and we happen to be working on poetry right now so it seems the perfect time to reflect upon those kind of things.  Speaking of working and reading poetry I write poetry and have for many years although it's been about 2 years since I've written new material. I have done just that since starting the new "Pod" for my literature class and I will share those with everyone starting tomorrow.