Not Exactly My First Rant

My First Free-Verse Poem (NOT FINISHED, JUST A PREVIEW)

Not Exactly My First Rant

So here I am

Sitting in Writing Workshop

Headphones on

Brain off

I don’t know what I’m even going to rant about

I just know my dear friend McKenzie told me to try writing a free-verse poem

OH! I know what I’m going to write about

I’m going to talk about how 2014 is my “year of firsts”

Because

This year,

So far,

I’ve:

• Smoked marijuana for the first time (Absolutely hated it, nonetheless did it three or four more times) however, I quit doing that because 1. my dad is a drug addict and he started on it 2. the girl I was “talking” to started on marijuana and now she’s trying to get sober from pills (Marijuana IS A GOD DAMN GATEWAY DRUG I DON’T CARE HOW YOU LOOK AT IT) and 3. My amazing friend Julia lost her cousin to drugs and she didn’t want to see the same happen to me, so I pledged to her that I wouldn’t ever do it again (I don’t break promises)

• Been rejected when asking someone out (It was the girl I mentioned above) BUT NOT EVEN THE FACT THAT I GOT REJECTED, IT WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS SO CONFIDENT IN HER SAYING YES THAT WHEN I WAS WALKING HER TO HER DOOR MY FRIEND DILLON TOLD ME THAT HE HAD A SONG TO PLAY (I told him to set the mood and winked at him) AND THEN WHEN I ASKED HER AND SHE SAID NO, MARVIN GAYE’S Let’s Get It On STARTED BLASTING THROUGH THE SPEAKERS IN HIS CAR (Most embarrassing moment of my life to be honest) (search the song if you don’t know it, you’ll die from laughter when you realize what song I’m talking about)

• Figured out who my real friends are (Not being cliché, my friends just decided to drop me off and do their own thing when the summer hit, but a few made time for me and I’m grateful for that)

• GOT MY PERMIT! WOO! I almost crashed our car twice but hey who cares to be honest, I’m a good driver

• ^Actually got in my first accident.. I was backing out of McKenzie’s driveway and didn’t see her dad’s truck and backed HER MOM’S JEEP INTO HER DAD’S TRUCK. Thank God his tire was turned out so I didn’t scratch or dent his truck or the Jeep, but still. It was pretty nerve wracking.

• Actually enjoyed my fashion sense.. My burgundy jeans and Fayettechill hat give me the skater look I’ve been searching for since I started skating in fourth grade

• GOT A JOB! WOOOOOOOOOHHOOOOOOOOO! *insert Donald Trump’s show’s theme song here* Dunkin’ Donuts is a blast, also we’re hiring.. If anyone wants in on that. Need afterschool workers, come apply ;) ←- hopefully that wasn’t too creepy..

• Got the longboard and setup that I’ve been dreaming of since I started getting serious with longboard, and get this.. I BOUGHT IT WITH THE MONEY I GOT FROM DUNKIN’ DONUTS! JOBS ARE AWESOME!

• Went to my first longboarding event that I competed in, it was amazingggggg. Easily the best day of my life right there. About 300 skaters on one hill, ½ mile long hill with crazy turns? Completely amazing. More than amazing. It was like, I don’t even know. It was an out of body experience.

• Umm, I’m kind of boring.. what else.  

Reviews

[Elwyn]

Omgosh, I was featured! I feel famous! :) I agree with your teacher that this isn't very free-versey... But it's still an enjoyable read! I think it's much more of a journal entry than a poem, but not the current journal you're keeping (I think you'll agree that it doesn't fit the vibe). It was a funny read, and I know I practically say this every time, but I really like that you let your voice through so much. I would really like to see you expand on this. While this isn't much of a poem, you have a list of some GREAT poem ideas, so maybe think about that for a free-verse. :)

[Sunny]

love it! I think this is a fun read. Keep it up!