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Poetry thread

Lotus

I quite like writing poetry and so I thought I'd start a thread - please post your poems here. The first one I want to share is one I posted on another thread recently, about autistic people being typecast.

It's called "I don't wanna be typecast"

I don't wanna be typecast, I'm not a Tinpot

Unimportant, inferior or worthless, I'm not.

I'm not a savant, no genius IQ

But I'm not stupid, I can learn stuff too.

Don't think there is no emotion there

I have empathy, consideration and care

I don't wanna be typecast, no matter what we do

We're all individuals, I'm me and you're you

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  • Thank you for this thread. I looked at it for a while and wasn't going to bother. I spent the weekend reading some terminology, to understand why some lines work well:

    1. iambs,
    2. meter,
    3. couplets,
    4. Extra Syllable (Anapest/Substitution)
    5. Clipped Ending (Catalexis)
    6. Stress Shift (Trochaic Substitution

    I asked the AI to give me some exercises.

    I have written some more, it thinks 2 are good enough to try submitting to a competition. I may try and see what happens.

    I think I may have found my voice.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    Blimey, now you're making me feel a bit unworthy! Grin

  • in reply to Lotus

    Hello, I'm sorry, I didn't want to turn your thread into a competition or game of one-upmanship.

    I realise I might sound a bit boastful, it wasn't intentional, it was maybe misplaced exuberance.

    I am pleased you prompted me to try. It has helped, I mentioned it to the counsellor today.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    You don't sound boastful at all and I certainly don't think you're playing a game of one-upmanship. I have been very impressed, and my comment was meant in a jokey way, which is why I added the smiley laughing face.

    I'm really glad you've found something you can excel at - be proud of it and please continue to post poems Slight smile

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  • in reply to Stuart333

    You don't sound boastful at all and I certainly don't think you're playing a game of one-upmanship. I have been very impressed, and my comment was meant in a jokey way, which is why I added the smiley laughing face.

    I'm really glad you've found something you can excel at - be proud of it and please continue to post poems Slight smile

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