I am tired...
Not of life, mind you,
Not of the crazy carousel careening around the capering caskets of cockiness,
Not of the numbing and naked break-neck bake-shake of shapes and sizes,
Not of the antediluvian annals of amorphous anecdotes annotating the Ark...
I am just tired because I am human.
If I weren't tired, I wouldn't be human.
If I weren't tired, these words I type for friends and strangers wouldn't mean anything --
But even if it doesn't... that doesn't make me any less human.
What is human?
it's not that being tired makes you human,
It's because you are human that you get tired
And I get tired.
Be human.
Laugh.
Smile.
Sob.
Weep.
Fart in a place no one would judge you,
Find a home that isn't a place or view,
Flap your hands trying flying in vain,
Force hell and earth to fall to heaven.
Be human.
Be human.
Be human.
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Hi!
This poem makes me feel lots of things, like awareness, happiness, sorrow, and some emotions I can't even explain.
This line, specifically, is the best one for me, because, as you said in your poem, people are tired of life, of work, but they never think maybe they're tired of being human.
And this made me laugh, really.
Overall, I really liked you poem.
All the best<3
Hello there, human! I'm reviewing using the YWS S'more Method today!
Shalt we commence with the treacherous S’more?
Top Graham Cracker - This is a poem about being a human, about the wonderful and humorous parts of being apart of humanity.
Slightly Burnt Marshmallow - I have no recommendations to make as of right now, but if you would like to edit this, you may.
Chocolate Bar - I like the lines about how the words being meaningless doesn’t make the narrator any less human, because we’re always searching for something big answer to life but maybe there doesn’t need to be an answer, maybe we can all just live and that would be enough.
Closing Graham Cracker - Overall, a lovely little poem about being a human being. I have enjoyed reading this and I will think of reading your other works. And so now…
I wish you a fabulous day/night! ^v^
Hello! This was a very sweet, uplifting poem. The first stanza begins with "I'm tired", but you turn it around immediately, shutting down any ideas that the narrator's tiredness has anything to do with the trials of life, but because they are human. I think it's a really beautiful message. Being tired, showing and having ugly emotions is part of being human. The final two stanzas are both funny and inspiring. Thank you for sharing!
Hah, I really like this poem: here's why....
I think you very accurately describe what it feels like to, well, [be human]. It reads like almost kind of a rant on humanity itself, which I know is a kind of implied given the title, but you've expositioned it so that you start wih a lot of rambling words
I like this contrasted with the later section of the poem because of how complex the language is, kind of in a thinking state. You use letter repetition to drive home the point [I am tired because I am human], to show how they jumble in a sort of monotone.
Yep, I laughed out loud here, in class, in an almost empty cafeteria. Because, honestly, what is life and being human if you aren't a little silly with it? In the end, the point is that humanity is those little things that add a little variety and prevent it from getting boring..
This made me smile, specially the part that goes
It sounds so silly but somewhat fitting when the theme is all about being human. The emphasis on "Be human" works well too and I liked how it went from unfamiliar/difficult words to simple ones. It's just my observation but gives that feeling of "being tired" (maybe of thinking hard words) and being human.
The first few lines can be hard to read or interpret though, I don't know half of the words in there. When reading aloud, the lines can be a mouthful too and feels too packed. But then again maybe that's the purpose of those lines (◡ ω ◡)