Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Poem Project

The poem that I am doing for my project is "Funny... But Not" by Arianna Loshnowsky:
it's funny how hello is always accompanied with goodbye 
it's funny how good memories can start to make you cry 
it's funny how forever never seems to last 
it's funny how much you'd lose if you forgot about your past 
it's funny how “friends” can just leave when you are down 
it's funny how when you need someone they never are around 
it's funny how people change and think they're so much better 
it's funny how many lies are packed into one “love letter” 
it's funny how one night can contain so much regret 
it's funny how you can forgive but not forget 
it's funny how ironic life turns out to bebut the funniest part of all, is none of thats funny to me 

 I chose this poem, because even though I just found it, I feel that I could have written it myself. In my video, I plan to talk about her use of sarcasm and how a lot of times in my life, I use humor to cope with difficult situations. Also, I want to relate the issues that she describes to my personal life. To me, the talk of people changing, love letters, talk of "forever," and friends sounds like basic high school drama, which is something I hear about every day. Even though Loshnowsky is making a statement about life, she is using issues that are seemingly petty to help illustrate how people can hurt on the inside without others realizing it. Starting each sentence with "it's funny how" is sort of a mask that many people hide behind to not show their true feelings. I will talk a bit about how having friends and family members with depression has affected the way I deal with my own problems and how I choose to interact with others who may or may not seem to be hurting.

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