{"id":648,"date":"2020-02-03T21:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T21:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MadiG\/?page_id=648"},"modified":"2020-02-10T21:33:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T21:33:40","slug":"narrative-visual-perspective-in-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MadiG\/narrative-visual-perspective-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Narrative Visual Perspective in English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listener Lyric Unit<\/h2>\n

A Listener Lyric is when a poem is written after interviewing someone about a story from their life or the story of their life. Mine was written after interviewing someone who struggles with body image and their personal experience with the subject.<\/p>\n

My Listener Lyric<\/h3>\n

I Want to Belong to Me<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You look in the mirror and see a body that you know is yours,<\/span><\/p>\n

but doesn\u2019t truly register as yours.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you twist yourself around to see this body–your body, in the reflection, you can\u2019t help but feel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0H<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0E<\/span><\/p>\n

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You remember the comments made on your body from long ago, from people who didn\u2019t know you and who shouldn\u2019t matter, but the words still left scars in your image. Comments spoken with malice were thrown your way without you ever asking.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cShould <\/span>you<\/b> be eating <\/span>that<\/span><\/i>?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, do<\/span> you<\/b> really<\/span><\/i> want to wear <\/span>that<\/span><\/i>?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>You\u2019ve<\/b> been getting <\/span>even<\/span><\/i> bigger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This left you with a belief you still can\u2019t quite shake:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Y o u\u00a0 \u00a0t a k e\u00a0 \u00a0u p\u00a0 \u00a0t o o\u00a0 \u00a0m u c h\u00a0 \u00a0s p a c e\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

With your hands you try to mold the flesh into what you wish your body could be<\/span><\/p>\n

You imagine how great it must feel to look like anyone else–anyone else but you.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you let your arms fall and watch your body return to its existing state you feel a deep ache in your chest.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0It is so lonely to not love one\u2019s self.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Years have passed and your body has been with you through every bad day, nasty comment, and illness. It hits you that in order to feel at peace with yourself you need to be at peace with your body. Your body is your home, and it belongs to you. People may treat it as if it isn\u2019t yours, or that there is something wrong with it, but your heart still beats strong. All your body cares about is keeping you alive, and it\u2019s about time you repay the favor.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Photo above is from the Artist: Ambivalently Yours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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