You are me, We are you
Surreal/internal dialogue poetry

I like to make pretty
Are you sure about that?
And by pretty, I often mean chaotic
Now we're getting to the truth
Unapologetically difficult
Couldn't agree more
Syntax runs amok
Check, check, check
Because I allow, nay, force it
Like a dick-tater
Edisni words turn out
Just to be clever?
Drill into my outside dnim
That sounds a bit strange
*
Then emahs comes along to stop play
But it doesn't have to win
I'm drawn to the edis rehto
But you don't have to lose
Then I want to write darkness
There's nothing wrong with darkness
Deep cavernous, explorative surgery
That can be good for the soul
On my own heart, as it still beats
I still don't see a problem
Drill bur holes in my brain
Bit extreme, maybe, I'll admit
As it still thinks, contemplates, reasons and imagines
This all sounds normal to me
*
That's the problem
What's the problem?
You are me
I see
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I spend so much time running from you
I noticed that
When I should turn to you
What have I been trying to tell you?
All these years
All those times you shut me out
I thought I was gaining freedom, blocking you out
When really you were imprisoning yourself away from me
The only one who truly understands me
You are me, we are you
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: Typical Paulitical take on this challenge - an internal dialogue with myself. The challenge in question - Dialogue Poetry
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Paul Stewart
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Comments (9)
This was good and very interesting.
Love this internal dialogue. I'll admit, at first I was confused with the reverse words, but then ahhh, think in Paul mode.
Making us work for our supper here Paul! I’m so slow some days haha u must know this by now lol..I was thinking at first what are THESE words I’ve never heard, then yeah anyway! 😅 But the reverse is cool as then it’s about these two sides to a person so I loved that this ended up having a thematic point as opposed to solely being chaotic. Anyhow this is cool unique fun and you in a nutshell!
This is so cool!! Phenomenal word play with this and I loved the reverse words. This was so clever. It really sounded like two sides of the same coin. Super entry!
Hahahahahhahaha loved your Paulitical take! I also loved dicktater and all those reversed words!
Oh! What a perspective! Lol!
Brilliant!! It's beautiful... I love the use of the reverse words! Absolutely captivating. I feel like so many people can relate.
Amazing work! What a strong title.
Try to be a bit kinder when you talk to yourself, Husband.