Showstopper (Sonnet #75) | The Art of Poetry | Page 1

sullen tide Apr 12, 2025, 3:14 AM

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If anything, it better be a

Showstopper #75

I’ve competed for the top all my life
But not because I enjoy the spotlight
But because they want it to be just right
Each failure, stinging stab wounds from a knife

If I’m not perfect, will they still love me?
Or must I be the best of the champions?
And shed away my weaker companions
No matter how hard I always plea?

I feel the life in me slowly draining
How is my destruction entertaining?

I walk out the door, not turning around
There must be more than being the best
I’m so tired of always being oppressed
Maybe I can find life and be newfound

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primal sky Apr 12, 2025, 5:16 AM

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While I do like it, i feel like it could become WAY more up into one of your top sonnets with just more time and polishing!! A solid 7/10!

sullen tide Apr 12, 2025, 5:18 AM

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primal sky While I do like it, i feel like it could become WAY more up into one of your top...

Yippies
It was more of an on the nose sonnet, Ididm’t really spend too much time working out ideas, I just kinda wrote. I would’ve worked on it more if I didn’t already have my daily sonnet done (Pacific Eyes)

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