You Think I Am Broken
A Poetic Statement In A Villanelle On My Situation On Vocal, Inspired By A Work By Bouke de Vries And A Song By The Screaming Trees
Introduction
This is inspired by my situation on Vocal, the Bouke de Vries work and the Screaming Trees song. I know that for many others, they would have walked away from Vocal, but I am taking it as a challenge. I get the feeling that Vocal moderators and others don't want me here (just my imposter syndrome paranoia), but I know a lot of people do, and obviously, some on Vocal do value me, so I will not be giving up.
The music is "Sworn And Broken" by The Screaming Trees
You Think I Am Broken
π οΈβοΈπ₯βοΈπ―οΈβοΈπ₯βοΈπ οΈ
First, You Took Away My Voice
Everyone Thought I Was Gone
Stay And Write, That's My Choice
βοΈπ―οΈβοΈ
Shattered Like A Broken Vase
Picked Up The Bits One By One
First, You Took Away My Voice
βοΈπ―οΈβοΈ
Back Together, I Rejoice
Found A Way To Carry On
Stay And Write, That's My Choice
βοΈπ―οΈβοΈ
I Will Never Be Destroyed
Like Kintsugi Shining On
First, You Took Away My Voice
βοΈπ―οΈβοΈ
My Work Is Like A Rolls-Royce
It Will Never Be Broken
Stay And Write, That's My Choice
βοΈπ―οΈβοΈ
I Am Still Here, Filled With Joy
Now Read My Words, Every One
First, You Took Away My Voice
Stay And Write, That's My Choice
π οΈβοΈπ₯βοΈπ―οΈβοΈπ₯βοΈπ οΈ
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I definitely would have left if this happened to me. But then again, I don't publish much, so I don't think it would have affected me if I can't publish
Fantastic show them what you made of β¦..Your ink shall never run dryπππππ
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