A Poem is What I Want to Hear | Teen Ink

A Poem is What I Want to Hear

January 15, 2014
By Joey Lasare BRONZE, Prospect Heights, Illinois
Joey Lasare BRONZE, Prospect Heights, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

I would love to hear a poem,
A sad poem,
A mad poem,
A glad poem,
A totally rad poem.

Hearing physical emotions through the poem,
Crying,
Anger,
Smiling,
Positivity.

Picture what’s going on through the poem,
What a dead family member looked like,
What a best friend did behind their back,
What it looks like after winning a competition,
What it's like to be on the waves in California.

Picture what the person may be doing with their hands,
Wiping their tears away,
Punching their fists into a pillow,
Throwing their hands in the air,
Putting their arms out straight for balance.

I would love to close my eyes and be at their exact location,
A funeral home,
Their bedroom with the door shut,
On a stage in a gym filled with people,
On the beautiful Pacific Ocean.

I would love to hear a poem,
but,
only one that shows,
Physical emotions,
Picture what the person is saying,
Picture what that persons hands are doing,
Picture their exact location.

I would love to hear that poem.


The author's comments:
My teacher showed us a video of a slam poem piece called I Wanna Hear a poem and she told us to build off of it so that is what I did.

Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.