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Alone in a Discord Call
Woooooo!
Yipeeeeee!
Exciting!
I’m listening to no music in complete silence,
I can hear my heartbeat.
Michael,
I’m scared,
Am I ok?
I don't know man.
Oh no,
The room’s going in circles,
I feel limp and weak,
My eyes are shutting,
Michael I don't know how much more I can take,
I hear the sound of lava and sirens,
Where am I?
Oh, I know.
Hell.
I'm in hell.
I always knew I’d end up here in the end,
Someone approaches me and I quickly drop and swoop one of my legs under theirs,
They fall to the ground,
Crying out,
Help, help! I've fallen and I can't get up!
This isn't hell,
This is a life alert commercial.
So much worse than hell.
Yipeeeeee!
Exciting!
I’m listening to no music in complete silence,
I can hear my heartbeat.
Michael,
I’m scared,
Am I ok?
I don't know man.
Oh no,
The room’s going in circles,
I feel limp and weak,
My eyes are shutting,
Michael I don't know how much more I can take,
I hear the sound of lava and sirens,
Where am I?
Oh, I know.
Hell.
I'm in hell.
I always knew I’d end up here in the end,
Someone approaches me and I quickly drop and swoop one of my legs under theirs,
They fall to the ground,
Crying out,
Help, help! I've fallen and I can't get up!
This isn't hell,
This is a life alert commercial.
So much worse than hell.
Published 5th Aug 2021
Author's Note
In this poem I talk about my struggles being alone in a discord call. I will frequently get on call, and my friends wont get on for some time after, even though they say they are about to. Here I say what goes on in my head as this plays out, and all that I feel. I hope that others don't have to deal with such a devastating and sad problem, and if so, I'm here to let you know, that you're not alone in this problem.
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Anonymous
6th Aug 2021 00:18am
I enjoyed reading this...
I believe a lot of people can relate to this experience. Being alone before an appointed time, and you start to spiral with the negative scenario, of no one coming...
The title is great, because it locates me...
Honest critique:
The life alert, "fallen & can't get up" & the street fighter type leg-sweep--wow, very unexpected but authentic.
I'm not sure I would've figured it out without the title.
Bukowski said "hell is other People"--this takes a fresh spin: hell is feeling self-conscious waiting for other people, or something like that.
I believe a lot of people can relate to this experience. Being alone before an appointed time, and you start to spiral with the negative scenario, of no one coming...
The title is great, because it locates me...
Honest critique:
The life alert, "fallen & can't get up" & the street fighter type leg-sweep--wow, very unexpected but authentic.
I'm not sure I would've figured it out without the title.
Bukowski said "hell is other People"--this takes a fresh spin: hell is feeling self-conscious waiting for other people, or something like that.
