Back from a Long Break: Birth Of Poetry

So I know I've been dead for a very LONG time... And I didn't expect to not write in 4 months but once regionals came, everything just started coming and I had no time to write any stories and my brain was soo clogged that no ideas came. But I think I am back for a bit now, I just thought I'll put up an update before I disappear again because of exams. But I'm sure going to try to update as often as I can during the summer, but no promises =\ So quite a bit has happened lately, and I just want to thank all those who shared so much memories with me in grade 11, I still can't believe that it's coming to an end. I keep thinking sometimes that we still have the Ottawa Nationals trip only remembering that it is only the past now. But good times, good times. I thank everyone of you who made my year this year so much more memorable. Thanks for those who kept sticking there with me, tolerating my attitude and stuff. I couldn't have gone through without you guys. I'm so grateful to have met soo many new people and I'm sure going to miss a lot of you guys next year. But hey, we'll KIT.

Anyways, so you probably are wondering what I mean by the "Birthy Of Poetry", so at school, in maybe like near March, we were working on Poetry(?) and I got a little into it. Although it was actaully a required assignment where I had to write a few poems and research a few poems, I still think I put some thought into this writing. I wanted to post it here when I wrote them but because I didn't have the time and my teacher had not marked it yet, I decided not to. Yesterday, I got my poetry portfolio back so I decided to post up the poems I wrote (not sure if i'm going to do it one by one or...) but anyways, i don't really have the portfolio with me anymore, it was like a scrapbook of my life (in a way). I don't have it because my teacher wanted to keep it but fear not, i still have the poems. Haha, so hope you enjoy these poems of mine. Thanks <3>
~mushroom-chan;; just.not.ready;;

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So this is one of the very first poems I wrote for the unit. At the beggining of this unit, my teacher had asked us to write a lyric, in the end, she gave it back to us to be included in our portfolio and marked then. A lyric is a form of poem that expresses intense emotions and feelings of the author. This lyric/poem actaully reflects off myself quite a bit, it means a lot to me, I did generalized some things but it's again quite personal (and possibly not that hard to relate to)

The Power of You
If I had a second opportunity
I might have chosen differently,
to not go so fast
but now, this is only the past.

I was a lost child,
but you made me smile.
You helped me find
everything I left behind.

You took me by the hand
only to make me understand,
that true love doesn't exist
that I took the wrong risk.

And when I tried to let go
you wouldn't go with the flow,
you held on to me tight
like I was your only light.

The words you used on me
became the very key,
that opened my heart again
and caused me so much pain.

I cried so much for you
because yes, it was true,
it was true
that I loved you.

You protected me from my fears
but also gave me tears,
you made me laugh
but also tore me in half.

You had that power
to shine like a beautiful flower,
then you gave me a ride
to meet your dark side.

I don't want to see you again,
I don’t want to go through this pain,
I don’t want this to be true,
I don’t want to love you.

So if I had a second chance
I would have taken a glance,
of your possible dedication
to this imperfection.
Alissa Tse*

Ohkay, so that's one of the first poems I wrote. The second poem I'm going to post up today is quite short and simple in a way. But again, it's not as "happy" as you may think it is. This poem was a very nice experiment perhaps? And I decided to include this poem in the poetry portofolio like last minute but I think my teacher enjoyed it a lot, haha, guess it was more deep and emotional then I thought it would be. So ever thought of what it would be like to be invisible? Here's what it's like:

Invisible
Don’t be so keen
On not being seen
It’s not the same
As fun and games

Walking through malls
Passing through walls
No one knows you
It’s sad but it’s true

No one will share
No one will care
You’re left all alone
In your own little zone

The feeling of invisible
Is actually invincible
No one to help you
No one, not even you

There’s no magical potion
Not even a lotion
So don’t be agreeable
When asked to be invisible
- Alissa Tse

The explanation in my portfolio of the "Invisible" Poem:
"I decided to include this poem that I wrote early in the poetry unit because it reminds me of a significant point of my life and something that is important to me. I’ve always remembered that when we were young, we thought being invisible would be so cool because then no one would be able to see us and we would be able to do so many things we couldn’t do when we were visible. I decided to write this poem because I was reminded of this topic while watching a video/short produced by this group where the coolest super power was to be invisible. Although I see the advantage and ability of being invisible, people would never actually think what invisible “really” meant until they have felt it. Well, I once had felt invisible around people, like I never or didn’t exist. I will have to say it’s not the greatest feeling of all. It’s not the nicest to feel invisible or left out around your friends because when you feel that all the people you always cared about and treasured didn’t feel the same way for you. In my poem, I tried to incorporate the feeling of loneliness with the super power definition of invisible together to point out that invisible is more than doing cool things because sometimes, it’s not really that cool to be invisible."

Alright, that's all I have for today. I'll be back soon with more updates. Stay tuned!

~mushroom-chan;; poetrified.LOL;;