Poem: can you read and give feedback please

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Here is my poem thing:

I’m a prisoner in my own mind, I just don’t know how to escape, It keeps telling me I’m a waste of space, messing up my life, I sit here feeling sorry for myself, knowing full well that as each day goes by, the fewer opportunities I have, to make a difference, It’s a daily reminder that I’m running out of time in my life, These are the thoughts that burden my mind, keep me up at night, make me realise that however hard I try, I am not fine. I’m tired, tired of pretending and living these lies, I’m not alright and I haven’t been for a while.
I’m sick to death of feeling sad, walking around with a heavy heart, Putting all my energy into just being okay, when I clearly am not alright, I’m weak, emotional, fragile, I try to put on a strong game face, But the more I try, the more I fail to produce the strong face that everyone is looking for, But all you need to do is ask me the right questions and it’ll all come pouring out. The dark thoughts, anxiety, self-doubts,
how sometimes I just need to sit in a room by myself, to calm the thoughts in my head down. You see on the outside everything is still, everything feels calm, but in here, in my mind, it is so loud.
I feel everything at once, it’s killing me, I’m losing my mind over everything, Tell me, how do I escape? When my worst demons are on the inside, how do I cope? I’m buried alive because it’s an endless battle between my life and my mind, It’s time for me to admit that I’m losing this fight, once and for all, I’m watching my personality slowly die inside, cause the demons are getting to me again and they stay, I’m giving in to it, I’m going onto anxiety’s side.
I just want it to stop! But it won’t stop, it never stops. It will never stop, it just controls you, eats you up and takes over your mind, Makes you believe, that it’s all your fault. And I believe it you know because I don’t know what to believe anymore.
 

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In the poetry workshops I've participated in, there would sometimes be poems that were presented that felt incomplete or that weren't getting at the heart of what the poet was trying to convey. I think this somewhat applies to yours. Your poem feels like it's leading up to the real poem you want to get out. It also feels very broad, so it might actually be several poems or an incredibly long one. Keep writing!

I also found the poem lacking a little in rhythm. Read it aloud a few times and figure out where you want readers to pause for the best effect.

I hope this was helpful! Keep writing!
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In the poetry workshops I've participated in, there would sometimes be poems that were presented that felt incomplete or that weren't getting at the heart of what the poet was trying to convey. I think this somewhat applies to yours. Your poem feels like it's leading up to the real poem you want to get out. It also feels very broad, so it might actually be several poems or an incredibly long one. Keep writing!

I also found the poem lacking a little in rhythm. Read it aloud a few times and figure out where you want readers to pause for the best effect.

I hope this was helpful! Keep writing!
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ok thanks for the advice!!!!
 
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It's great! Gives me a hint of depression... I think that the formatting can be a bit better though to understand where are the rhymes and other than that, it's amazing!
 
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It's great! Gives me a hint of depression... I think that the formatting can be a bit better though to understand where are the rhymes and other than that, it's amazing!
ok thanks for the feedback. It will kinda give you a hint of depression coz it is based on my everyday life and stuff. The only reason why the formatting isn't great is coz I had written it on a word document and I just copied and pasted coz I'm a lazy ass pig
 
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ok thanks for the feedback. It will kinda give you a hint of depression coz it is based on my everyday life and stuff. The only reason why the formatting isn't great is coz I had written it on a word document and I just copied and pasted coz I'm a lazy ass pig
No problem! Yes I get it... it must've been tiring to smile when you're not feeling like it :)
That's me when I realized I typed too much in a page that I wanted to transfer to another XDDDDD
 
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No problem! Yes I get it... it must've been tiring to smile when you're not feeling like it :)
That's me when I realized I typed too much in a page that I wanted to transfer to another XDDDDD
Tbh irl i HATE smiling, but I have to. Everyday I put on a mask and I hide behind it. I am depressed and tbh it's just sad. This is where Kpop comes in, It has helped me get alot better. I still may be depressed but I feel that I am getting out, I find the need to hide behind my mask less and less each day.
 
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Tbh irl i HATE smiling, but I have to. Everyday I put on a mask and I hide behind it. I am depressed and tbh it's just sad. This is where Kpop comes in, It has helped me get alot better. I still may be depressed but I feel that I am getting out, I find the need to hide behind my mask less and less each day.
Aww... It's ok! Honestly you don't need to smile to make people like you! That's only a physical trait and you should know that the mask doesn't matter but the gold hidden beneath it! And I'm really happy that KPop's helping you out of your depressed state because everyone deserves a place in this world <3
 
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Aww... It's ok! Honestly you don't need to smile to make people like you! That's only a physical trait and you should know that the mask doesn't matter but the gold hidden beneath it! And I'm really happy that KPop's helping you out of your depressed state because everyone deserves a place in this world <3
YOu are too kind!!!!!! ❤❤☺
 
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Awe, thank you! Perhaps it's because I don't want people being depressed or having the thoughts of ******* because it's just painful to see such nice human beings leaving Earth...
We need more kind people like you on this earth instead of the people who make things worse
 
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We need more kind people like you on this earth instead of the people who make things worse
Mmm... I wish I can make things better instead of being a coward behind this screen XD but yea I just hope that self-harm nor killing exists on Earth because the cycle of life did not include kill others or kill yourself. But thinking of rainbows and unicorns could be an exception :)
 
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