-I am Alexithymiac (I diagnosed my condition, added the c, have no clue if it is still a word)

-I wonder why Cartoons were tragic back when I was a kid, orphans, evil
stepmothers, lost kids searching for their parents!

-I want an extremely long vacation in Jamaica, must swim, must get a tan, mental health at risk.

-I pretend to listen to people while they speak

-I feel that Barney is a pedophile

-I worry that Barney is in fact a pedophile

-I cry when I find out that purple dinosaurs are pedophiles

-I understand that I won't always get what I want, including the ability to read people's thoughts or move things with my mind.

-I dream about a conflict-free world

-I try to take things seriously but I fail miserably

-I hope I die before any of the people I love

-I am Alexithymiac

Doesn't really sound like a poem, but it was fun, mental health preserved thanks to you ProudArab.
Real version coming up, and PA, you better post yours.

or what!!!!
I can't even try to write something like yours!
I always hated barney but I never viewed him as a pedophile!

this is my real version though:

I am ?
I wonder how my life will be 30 years from now.
I want to succeed
I pretend that I'm fine.
I feel anxious most of the time
I worry about my future
I cry when I'm away from the people I love
I understand that life is hard
I dream about making a difference in my society
I try to control my temper
I hope to live safely in my country
I am ?

Originally Posted by proudArab

or what!!!!
I can't even try to write something like yours!
I always hated barney but I never viewed him as a pedophile!

this is my real version though:

I am ?
I wonder how my life will be 30 years from now.
I want to succeed
I pretend that I'm fine.
I feel anxious most of the time
I worry about my future
I cry when I'm away from the people I love
I understand that life is hard
I dream about making a difference in my society
I try to control my temper
I hope to live safely in my country
I am ?

Bravo. You can replace the question mark with the word sweet! =)

Originally Posted by Hestia

You can replace the question mark with the word sweet! =)

:Embarrased:

did you know Hestia that now you only need to type atleast 5 characters not 20 in each post!

This is very similar something that I've come across in the past in a couple of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) courses I've been on, where people have been encouraged to write down exactly what they think and feel as a way to identify their emotions so as to aid effective communications.

The only potential problem with it that I can see is that whilst it can encourage those people who are perhaps more emotional and sensitive to verbalise those feelings, it can have the opposite effect with some people who are shyer, by making them retreat even more into themselves. Having said that, I guess that part of this 'problem' is down to the skill of the trainer in being able to encourage others to open up without embarrassment.

I know it's not poetry in the same sense, but writing down lists of realistic goals and targets, and reading them daily, is also an excellent way of maintaining positivity and trying to keep on track in both your personal and career development.

I think it's cute!

I am silly.
I wonder about the future of our world.
I want something with alot of carbs and fat.
I pretend like my life is heading somewhere.
I feel like I forgot something important.
I worry about my sister.
I cry about my sister.
I understand the past can not be undone.
I dream about affecting the world in a positive way.
I try to get into an acceptable college.
I hope I will raise my SATs.
I am silly.