The streetlight hums like a bee
Over an empty intersection.
As I walk through it as if
I was rehearsing for a play that no one will watch.
Every step echoes as the world
Were to be hollow, a drum inside out.
I begin counting windows of the
Buildings around me,
But I lose track and the glass
Turns into mirrors, and suddenly
I end up walking among various
Versions of myself,
Each older, each carrying
Something heavier.
Then
A bird lands in the middle of the road.
It blinks once,
The silence breaks,
And all the mirrors dissolve into wings.
I am no longer rehearsing.
The play has begun,
And the audience is everywhere.
What inspired me to write this was looking at my past self and seeing my laziness and indolence, I never really was pro-active or being active, and I thought of something that could represent my past. I thought to myself the mirrors would represent the past me and different versions of myself. As I mention in my poem “I am no longer rehearsing”, this would be the point where I would awake and realize my past and how I could change things around with being more active, being proactive, and in general being a better overall person of myself.
My writing process began with me brainstorming trying to find something to write about. I didn’t really know what to write about but eventually I was thinking about writing about myself and about my past. After brainstorming I would pre-write and outline my main idea of the poem. After everything was outlined and confirmed on how I would write my poem, I would revise it making sure it looks good and sounds worthy. I would say 1 of the literary technique I used was imagery, because in my poem I mention a vivid sensory being “The streetlight hums like a bee” and “every step echoes as the world Were to be hollow, a drum inside out” which I feel like it creates a strong visual image of poem. My poem wasn’t really structured. It was more of a free writing experience. A theme in my poem would be awakening and self-discovering because I write on my past and realize awakening to be a better version of myself and to make improvements overall.