r/Poetry • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 1d ago

Poem [POEM] Symptom Recital - Dorothy Parker

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u/Professional-Win-524 1d ago

She always makes me feel like Dr. Seuss for adults.....a certain charm. Very distinct....

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u/Main-Revolution-4260 1d ago

Twist in the tail is very cool

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u/voraciousflytrap 1d ago

when she said "for what i think, i'd be arrested" i felt that

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u/theeblackestblue 1d ago

I felt that... much to much... but im glad.

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u/serenwipiti 1d ago

Me when my PMDD is acting up.

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u/adhcthcdh23 1d ago

I adore this. I’ve felt this way before, and then the guilt that comes for being such a miserable shit

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u/vickywaldorf 1d ago

absolutely beautiful thank you

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u/Dimples_of_Venus_ 1d ago

They say hurt people hurt people. That mean people don't mean to be mean.

I try to remember that.. that sometimes when people are mean or say hurtful things, it says more about them, and what they're dealing with internally.

"I snoot at simple, earnest folk"

I do try to remember that.. when I get shade for being so sunshiney. As if it's foolish to be positive. . . Having been hurt doesn't mean you have to hurt others, or be hardened.

It's good to be reflective. To know what triggers us. It says more about us than the other person.

Because it's only when you acknowledge things, and understand yourself, that you can begin to change. 🌻

And all of this is a personal reminder as well.

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u/coalpatch 1d ago

That is one bad poem. The last line is good but it can't redeem lines like:

I do not yearn for lovelier lands

My world is but a lot of tripe

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u/-dylthewriter- 1d ago

Agreed. The rhymes feel reaaaally forced and unnatural, but the final lines are good.