Poetry Project
Truth Is….
Truth is like a candy bar at the end of a tread mill,
It is the rope that holds humanity together at the brink of destruction,
It is like the nose on your face always there, but hard to see. Unless you look for it.
It is a CIA-planted bug in an office, just waiting to be found,
Like a soldier fighting for what he believes in.
Truth is a piece of paper submerged into water, easy to destroy with a single mistake,
It is as hard to achieve as it is to balance a light switch between on and off,
It is balancing a ball on top of a pyramid,
It is like a dream catcher of stories, always filtering out the lies in a tale.
It is a vulnerable fly caught in a web of lies.
Truth is waking from a nightmare to see the smile of a loved one,
Like a single star in the black night,
Like the sun shining through the darkness of a storm.
Truth is like a candy bar at the end of a tread mill,
It is the rope that holds humanity together at the brink of destruction,
It is like the nose on your face always there, but hard to see. Unless you look for it.
It is a CIA-planted bug in an office, just waiting to be found,
Like a soldier fighting for what he believes in.
Truth is a piece of paper submerged into water, easy to destroy with a single mistake,
It is as hard to achieve as it is to balance a light switch between on and off,
It is balancing a ball on top of a pyramid,
It is like a dream catcher of stories, always filtering out the lies in a tale.
It is a vulnerable fly caught in a web of lies.
Truth is waking from a nightmare to see the smile of a loved one,
Like a single star in the black night,
Like the sun shining through the darkness of a storm.
Project Reflection: My Growth as a Poet
When I first started my poem, it was about how power is corrupting and how greed and power combined can destroy you. By my last poem my perspective had morphed to how truth has different meaning depending on the circumstance. I went through three different poem formats before deciding on my final format. My third draft was when everything started coming together, I had finally decided on my topic and the format for the poem, but, it the poem still was a work in progress. By the time I finished my poem had a better flow, stronger meanings, and was easier to follow.
In my third draft of the poem, my ideas were scattered and messed up the flow. I had similar ideas scattered through all three stanzas. In my first stanza I had “Like a ball balancing on top of a pyramid,” in my second I had “It is as hard as trying to balance a light switch between on and off,” and in my third I had “ Truth is as vunerqable as a fly caught in a web of lies.” For the final draft I combined these ideas into a single stanza, I ended up doing this with all my lines. By doing this it gave a clearer message and perspective for each of the stanzas.
To make my poem stronger and clearer I elaborated on a few of my stanzas. If the reason I chose that line was unclear, I would elaborate it more explain exactly how I thought it related to the poem. In my third draft I had the line “It is a piece of paper submerged into water.” This was a bit confusing to people they didn’t see how it related to truth so in my final draft I elaborated on it saying “Truth is like a piece of paper submerged into water, easy to destroy with a single mistake.” By expanding on my ideas, my poem made more sense and had a deeper meaning.
The final major change I made to my poem was adjusting the word choice and many of my metaphors and similes. I started out with phrases like “it is a page turning book” or “sides of a canyon” or mundane words such as “coming,” and “trying.” For the final draft I replaced the book metaphor with “Truth is waking from a nightmare to see the smile of a loved one” this line connected with other lines in the poem. This enhanced the flow of the poem along with the perspective. Then changing the words “coming” and “trying” to “shining” and “achieve.” This made my lines stronger and added a deeper meaning to them.
The changes I made mainly enhanced the perspective of the poem. Each change I made, made the perspective clearer but also deeper at the same time. When I started this project I felt overwhelmed and had no idea on how to create my poem are how to make it strong. But, as I worked through each draft I realized that my poem had grown stronger just by making a few adjustments.
In my third draft of the poem, my ideas were scattered and messed up the flow. I had similar ideas scattered through all three stanzas. In my first stanza I had “Like a ball balancing on top of a pyramid,” in my second I had “It is as hard as trying to balance a light switch between on and off,” and in my third I had “ Truth is as vunerqable as a fly caught in a web of lies.” For the final draft I combined these ideas into a single stanza, I ended up doing this with all my lines. By doing this it gave a clearer message and perspective for each of the stanzas.
To make my poem stronger and clearer I elaborated on a few of my stanzas. If the reason I chose that line was unclear, I would elaborate it more explain exactly how I thought it related to the poem. In my third draft I had the line “It is a piece of paper submerged into water.” This was a bit confusing to people they didn’t see how it related to truth so in my final draft I elaborated on it saying “Truth is like a piece of paper submerged into water, easy to destroy with a single mistake.” By expanding on my ideas, my poem made more sense and had a deeper meaning.
The final major change I made to my poem was adjusting the word choice and many of my metaphors and similes. I started out with phrases like “it is a page turning book” or “sides of a canyon” or mundane words such as “coming,” and “trying.” For the final draft I replaced the book metaphor with “Truth is waking from a nightmare to see the smile of a loved one” this line connected with other lines in the poem. This enhanced the flow of the poem along with the perspective. Then changing the words “coming” and “trying” to “shining” and “achieve.” This made my lines stronger and added a deeper meaning to them.
The changes I made mainly enhanced the perspective of the poem. Each change I made, made the perspective clearer but also deeper at the same time. When I started this project I felt overwhelmed and had no idea on how to create my poem are how to make it strong. But, as I worked through each draft I realized that my poem had grown stronger just by making a few adjustments.