DorothyFromOz
07-18-2004, 03:37 PM
I am submitting these two poems because the represent the possibility of positive change. I wrote them a year apart and they remind me that even after the worst lows, there can be highs again afterwards. They are meant to be read "Skewed World" first and then followed by "Skewed World take that/two" but visually they are meant to be aligned side by side so I am hoping that this works. I am typing them out in side by side format, followed by the first poem and then the second poem in case the first way doesn't work. Enjoy and remember keep your chin up, looking at the bright sky ahead. :sun
(Btw, comments would be great if you read them and have something to say! I'm not rewriting them because they are dated pieces and that's important to them and I'm just going to leave them as they are but if you want to say something, I'd love to hear it!)
Skewed World Skewed World take that/two&#****************; ;)
My vision is skewed My vision&#****************;s still a bit (very) skewed
Can&#****************;t tell what&#****************;s &#****************;real&#****************; but it&#****************;s starting to clear.
Wanted this normalcy I&#****************;m settling in,
But don&#****************;t know what it is and (slowly) I&#****************;m finding my way.
Think part of me&#****************;s still in the past I&#****************;m learning it&#****************;s mountains,
Same visions of the world as before a mountainous way.
Size two Perhaps once a size two,
Now a size eight Now closer to an eleven.
Half a bowl of cereal I starved myself for two weeks
And eight crackers in November.
Yesterday&#****************;s diet I was (so) sad.
Can&#****************;t be healthy I cut myself too
Neither are the four crackers and sent myself to the hospital.
And the diet coke I learned that
I&#****************;ve had today I have bulimia.
A burning passion And learned that life is
I used to wake up to everyday the most wonderful thing.
Now what&#****************;s the point? That it alone is why I
Get up Get up
Study Study
Procrastinate Procrastinate
Sleep a couple hours Sleep a couple hours (or more)
Then start it all over again Then start it all over again,
Where&#****************;s this all going? A new adventure each day.
So messed up It&#****************;s still messed up.
So unbalanced There&#****************;s still imbalance.
So not knowing up from down But I&#****************;m finding it.
Wrong from right What&#****************;s wrong vs. right.
&#****************;Real&#****************; from fake What&#****************;s real, what&#****************;s fake,
...and superficial &#****************;to be &#****************;Miyoko the Person.&#****************;
Where am I going? I dream of journalism grad school.
What is my life? The sky is the limit.
-Miyoko Ohtake -Miyoko Ohtake XXXXX
February ********, **************** February ********, ****************
Skewed World
My vision is skewed
Can&#****************;t tell what&#****************;s &#****************;real&#****************;
Wanted this normalcy
But don&#****************;t know what it is
Think part of me&#****************;s still in the past
Same visions of the world as before
Size two
Now a size eight
Half a bowl of cereal
And eight crackers
Yesterday&#****************;s diet
Can&#****************;t be healthy
Neither are the four crackers
And the diet coke
I&#****************;ve had today
A burning passion
I used to wake up to everyday
Now what&#****************;s the point?
Get up
Study
Procrastinate
Sleep a couple hours
Then start it all over again
Where&#****************;s this all going?
So messed up
So unbalanced
So not knowing up from down
Wrong from right
&#****************;Real&#****************; from fake
...and superficial
Where am I going?
What is my life?
-Miyoko Ohtake XXXXX
February ********, ****************
Skewed World take that/two&#****************; ;)
My vision&#****************;s still a bit (very) skewed
but it&#****************;s starting to clear.
I&#****************;m settling in,
and (slowly) I&#****************;m finding my way.
I&#****************;m learning it&#****************;s mountains,
a mountainous way.
Perhaps once a size two,
Now closer to an eleven.
I starved myself for two weeks
in November.
I was (so) sad.
I cut myself too
and sent myself to the hospital.
I learned that
I have bulimia.
And learned that life is
the most wonderful thing.
That it alone is why I
Get up
Study
Procrastinate
Sleep a couple hours (or more)
Then start it all over again,
A new adventure each day.
It&#****************;s still messed up.
There&#****************;s still imbalance.
But I&#****************;m finding it.
What&#****************;s wrong vs. right.
What&#****************;s real, what&#****************;s fake,
&#****************;to be &#****************;Miyoko the Person.&#****************;
I dream of journalism grad school.
The sky is the limit.
-Miyoko Ohtake XXXXX
February ********, ****************
(Btw, comments would be great if you read them and have something to say! I'm not rewriting them because they are dated pieces and that's important to them and I'm just going to leave them as they are but if you want to say something, I'd love to hear it!)
Skewed World Skewed World take that/two&#****************; ;)
My vision is skewed My vision&#****************;s still a bit (very) skewed
Can&#****************;t tell what&#****************;s &#****************;real&#****************; but it&#****************;s starting to clear.
Wanted this normalcy I&#****************;m settling in,
But don&#****************;t know what it is and (slowly) I&#****************;m finding my way.
Think part of me&#****************;s still in the past I&#****************;m learning it&#****************;s mountains,
Same visions of the world as before a mountainous way.
Size two Perhaps once a size two,
Now a size eight Now closer to an eleven.
Half a bowl of cereal I starved myself for two weeks
And eight crackers in November.
Yesterday&#****************;s diet I was (so) sad.
Can&#****************;t be healthy I cut myself too
Neither are the four crackers and sent myself to the hospital.
And the diet coke I learned that
I&#****************;ve had today I have bulimia.
A burning passion And learned that life is
I used to wake up to everyday the most wonderful thing.
Now what&#****************;s the point? That it alone is why I
Get up Get up
Study Study
Procrastinate Procrastinate
Sleep a couple hours Sleep a couple hours (or more)
Then start it all over again Then start it all over again,
Where&#****************;s this all going? A new adventure each day.
So messed up It&#****************;s still messed up.
So unbalanced There&#****************;s still imbalance.
So not knowing up from down But I&#****************;m finding it.
Wrong from right What&#****************;s wrong vs. right.
&#****************;Real&#****************; from fake What&#****************;s real, what&#****************;s fake,
...and superficial &#****************;to be &#****************;Miyoko the Person.&#****************;
Where am I going? I dream of journalism grad school.
What is my life? The sky is the limit.
-Miyoko Ohtake -Miyoko Ohtake XXXXX
February ********, **************** February ********, ****************
Skewed World
My vision is skewed
Can&#****************;t tell what&#****************;s &#****************;real&#****************;
Wanted this normalcy
But don&#****************;t know what it is
Think part of me&#****************;s still in the past
Same visions of the world as before
Size two
Now a size eight
Half a bowl of cereal
And eight crackers
Yesterday&#****************;s diet
Can&#****************;t be healthy
Neither are the four crackers
And the diet coke
I&#****************;ve had today
A burning passion
I used to wake up to everyday
Now what&#****************;s the point?
Get up
Study
Procrastinate
Sleep a couple hours
Then start it all over again
Where&#****************;s this all going?
So messed up
So unbalanced
So not knowing up from down
Wrong from right
&#****************;Real&#****************; from fake
...and superficial
Where am I going?
What is my life?
-Miyoko Ohtake XXXXX
February ********, ****************
Skewed World take that/two&#****************; ;)
My vision&#****************;s still a bit (very) skewed
but it&#****************;s starting to clear.
I&#****************;m settling in,
and (slowly) I&#****************;m finding my way.
I&#****************;m learning it&#****************;s mountains,
a mountainous way.
Perhaps once a size two,
Now closer to an eleven.
I starved myself for two weeks
in November.
I was (so) sad.
I cut myself too
and sent myself to the hospital.
I learned that
I have bulimia.
And learned that life is
the most wonderful thing.
That it alone is why I
Get up
Study
Procrastinate
Sleep a couple hours (or more)
Then start it all over again,
A new adventure each day.
It&#****************;s still messed up.
There&#****************;s still imbalance.
But I&#****************;m finding it.
What&#****************;s wrong vs. right.
What&#****************;s real, what&#****************;s fake,
&#****************;to be &#****************;Miyoko the Person.&#****************;
I dream of journalism grad school.
The sky is the limit.
-Miyoko Ohtake XXXXX
February ********, ****************