I have taken two other ENGL classes at Illinois Central College before, ENGL 110 and ENG 105 (i believe). This one i am taking currently seems to be the most fun, i suppose if English is fun. Pertaining to writing, I in vision my self as decent. It mainly depends on what I'm writing. If I'm writing a paper I'm required to write, and i have no say in the topic, then i would probably get a C as a grade. I would most likely have problems with the flow of the paper. I wouldn't space out things like they should be, i would have lots of problems with punctuation and grammar, and i wouldn't have the best summary at the end of each paragraph. The structure wouldn't be as good as it should be. But when i am writing about something that interests me and i get to pick the topic, my paper sounds more 'real.' I actually feel like i can speak my mind about it. And when i do my best writing is when i can write how ever i want to. For example, i like to write poetry. I have written poetry since i was in eighth grade. It has always been a favorite thing for me to do pertaining to writing. OK so I'm going to put on of the poems Ive written on here for you to read. (Stephanie) I'm sure you will think its way better writing then what i do in class but who knows you might think all the writing sucks. Lol. But just to warn you this poem isn't meant to freak you out i wrote it when i was like fifteen years old and i was very depressed and confused at that time in my life. So don't freak out, but i think its a good poem and represents what i was going through at the time. And if u like it Stephanie i have lots more of poems if your interested in reading them or giving me extra credit for them just kidding because i know you wouldn't give me extra credit.
Condescending
The way the slice
of the knife
feels against my arms tonight
is enough to make me go insane
to make all the blood drain
from my empty veins
my whole body shivers and then goes numb
and its my true feelings that i shun
when the darkness doesn't recover into light
that means its time to end tonight
time to cut with all my might
what happens if i don't wake from my sleep
what happens if i cut too deep
what happens if death is what i choose to keep
would you even bother to cry
would you even care why
and if you had known would you even had tried
to keep me from killing my self just right now
to stop me from wondering why me, and how
to keep me from condescending and taking this vow
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Ali, that's very powerful, and I thank you for taking a risk and publishing it. Writing poetry can be so amazing, can't it? When I think about how I felt after I wrote any of my poems, I know it was at those moments that I was most proud of myself. Do you still write? Have your topics changed as you've gotten older and experienced more?
ReplyDeleteThat was badass, if you don't mind me saying! I scrolled to the bottom and started to read the poem, but I'll admit, I got freaked out a little, then I went back up and read the introduction. I rather enjoyed the passion that went into creating this piece.
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