Jacob Poller Week 7- Burnout (A First Try at Poetry)
I once tried to write poetry not too long ago. It wasn’t good needless to say. It was about the burnout I experienced while doing schoolwork. It was supposed to help distract me but it only made the burnout worse. The whole process of writing was a pain and a half. I had to constantly read it to myself to make sure it flowed properly, and when it didn’t there was always a word or two I could that would fit perfectly, but I could never find them. The whole of the poem was relatively short a with very little detail. But the ending was my favorite part. The very last line was “No motivation to continue writing,” and it ended there. I found it kind of funny. But either way, I don’t think I’ll be doing it again any time soon. It just doesn’t do much for me and it offers more stress than I thought it would. But I will say though it did give me a newfound respect for poets. It takes skill to write poetry well. (If you managed to read this far along, congrats. You get ...