Mediocre
by Sarika Sethi
sometimes the world seems like a blur
a foggy street forcing me into a far away place
and i cannot see.
and i just keep walking, thinking, waiting,
hoping that something good is going to happen
to pull me out of this monotonous muddle that manufactures my existence
but it doesn't happen.
life is pleasantly and utterly
mediocre.
So I decide to change
I decide that if hoping and wishing for something to happen doesn’t make a difference,
I will be that difference.
I will grow and work and sweat and bleed
Until I am the sun that fades away the fog
The ball of energy radiating light that will allow me to see clearly in this blur.
And even if I only succeed in making the smallest being give the slightest smile
I know I will be anything but
Mediocre.
1. I like your use of repetition with the word "mediocre."
ReplyDelete2. My favorite line is "And even if I only succeed in making the smallest being give the slightest smile"
3. I really like how you structured the poem, it really fits the tone and message.
Wow!!! This was a great poem. I love the choice to not capitalize the lines during the mediocre section (it makes everything seem more bland, simple, and boring) and then capitalize them during the section when you decide to change. My favorite line is "I decide that if hoping and wishing for something to happen doesn’t make a difference, I will be that difference." Many people just go through their life waiting for change, but if we want change, we have to be it and this line represents that. This was a great poem overall!
ReplyDeleteI read this yesterday and it really makes me happy and inspires me because mediocrity is not end-game and I love that you said that (obviously in a much more complex way)
ReplyDeleteI really like the shift in the tone of the poem and how the line breaks contribute to the sense of adventure that your poem talks about. The line "Until I am the sun that fades away the fog" really brought the poem to life and I really enjoyed reading your poem as a whole.
ReplyDeleteI love how this poem is relatable without being too literal, I think it works well to invoke emotion in the reader. I found it really interesting how you didn't capitalize your first stanza but you did for your second one, it does a good job of conveying your sense of purpose in the second stanza.
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