https://docs.google.

com/document/d/1xtQ6KSn1GoQANnYYdKGhcyeExbfQ7Q2cqv4uffxn7IM
/edit​ <- link to my work
Angelina
May 22, 2020
Creative Writing

Criterion A

1. The sources of inspiration I had for my poetry typically came from personal experiences
and emotion. Because of other sources of inspiration that we explored during class such
as lucid dreaming, found word poetry, memory, and political/social issues, I was able to
effectively reflect my ideas in the pieces I wrote. The lucid dreaming exercise worked
well since I was able to delve deep into my own subconscious and take ideas from there.
By doing that, I also was able to interpret certain things that would be unique and would
make sense to me. Not only that, since it is a part of my subconscious, but a good portion
of it would also have been affected by my mental state, emotion and personal
experiences, thus making it an effective exercise. Found word poetry personally worked
well for me since it gave me enough constrictions that still let me express different ideas.
I basically treated the document like a word bank, which made it challenging enough to
create poetry from something else, yet I would be able to put my own ideas and input in a
piece through integrating another literary device that doesn’t really involve other words
such as form. Similarly, my emotions were also easy to blend into my work since it is not
too constricting to work with. The political/social issues exercise hit very close to home
for me (literally) when it comes to microaggressions due to personal experience, thus, the
quality of the writing will be higher since it will be more sincere and it will be easier as
well. Lastly, memory was an effective exercise because like I have already said, I write
higher quality work in terms of sincerity and the most efficient when I base it off of
personal experience and emotion, thus making memory a good exercise for me.
 2. Annotations
She by dodie
[Verse 1]
Am I allowed
To look at her like that?
Could it be wrong
When she's just so nice to look at?

[Chorus]
And she smells like lemongrass and sleep
She tastes like apple juice and peach
Oh, you would find her in a Polaroid picture
And she means everything to me, oh

[Verse 2]
I'd never tell
No, I'd never say a word
And oh, it aches
But it feels oddly good to hurt

[Chorus]
And she smells like lemongrass and sleep
She tastes like apple juice and peach
Oh, you would find her in a Polaroid picture
And she means everything to me

[Bridge]
Oh (Oh, oh)
Oh (Oh)
Oh (Oh, oh)
Oh (Oh)
And I'll be okay admiring from afar
'Cause even when she's next to me
We could not be more far apart
And she tastes like birthday cake and storytime and fall
But to her, I taste of nothing at all
[Chorus]
And she smells like lemongrass and sleep
She tastes like apple juice and peach
Oh, you would find her in a Polaroid picture
And she means everything to me
Yes, she means everything to me
She means everything to me

Bored by Tessa Violet ​https://youtu.be/tsPxaAVg584

[Intro]
(One, two, three)

[Verse 1]
It's 4 AM again
You think that I could sense a trend
I’m stayin' up too late just so I can stay awake
Wish I weren't so self-obsessed (Ah-ah)
Wish that I could be the best (Ah-ah, ah)
Excited with my words, but I’m nervous and I'm bored
[Chorus]
(Bored, hey!)
I'm so bored of wakin' up, I'm so bored (Bored, hey!)
Bored of what's inside my cup, I'm so bored (Bored, hey)
I'm exhausted by my heart
I’d feel good if only I could finish what I start
I’m so bored (Bored, hey!)
I'm never tired in my bed, I’m so bored (Bored, hey!)
Of these thoughts inside my head, I'm so bored (Bored, hey!)
Bored of bein' all alone
Just hopin' I’d find purpose in these pictures on my phone

[Verse 2]
My new habit of the week (Ah-ah)
Sayin' sorry when I speak (Ah-ah, ah)
I know that it's no good, there's no reason why I should
But it's stuck inside my head (Ah-ah, ah)
And I can't get out of bed (Ah-ah, ah)
I don't wanna be ignored, but I'm nervous and I'm bored
[Chorus]
(Bored, hey!)
I'm so bored of wakin' up, I'm so bored (Bored, hey!)
Bored of what's inside my cup, I'm so bored (Bored, hey)
I'm exhausted by my heart
I'd feel good if only I could finish what I start
I'm so bored (Bored, hey!)
(Hmm!)
I'm never tired in my bed, I'm so bored (Bored, hey!)
Of these thoughts inside my head, I'm so bored (Bored, hey!)
Bored of bein' all alone
Just hopin' I'd find purpose in these pictures on my phone

[Bridge]
(Bored, hey!)
Easier to throw up the flag
Well I don't know
(Hey!)
Beat me up for bein' a drag
Well I've been dinin' on crazy
I'm filling up on these lies
Well I just wish you would love me, but I keep it all inside

[Chorus]
I'm never tired in my bed, I'm so bored
Of these thoughts inside my head, I'm so bored
Bored of bein' all alone
Just hopin' I'd find purpose in these pictures on my phone, I'm so bored! (Bored, hey!)
I'm never tired in my bed, I'm so bored (Bored, hey!)
Of these thoughts inside my head, I'm so bored (Bored, hey!)
Bored of bein' all alone
Just hopin' I'd find purpose in these pictures on my phone
[Outro]
You look too hard then you see it's a joke
And, yeah, ​you think you're trapped but it's nothin' but smoke, oh-oh
You want it better but you, you only choke
Is this all there is? Is this all there is?
Is this all there is? Is this all there is?
Is this all there is? Is this all ​there—

Bye-bye Darling - ​BØRNS

[Verse 1]
Goodbye to the paperback age
I'll miss your touch
To flip you, crease you, lay underneath you, fall asleep to
Bye-bye, darling, I'll miss you so much
Goodbye to the telephone age
I'll miss your voice
To listen to, laugh to, talk in the bath to
Bye-bye, darling, we don't have a choice

[Chorus]
We had a run good run, darling, don't you cry
I know in the end it's gonna be just fine
Bye-bye, darling

[Verse 2]
Goodbye to the accident age
I'll miss the chance
To meet you on the street, sweep you off your feet, you know
Bye-bye darling, goodbye in advance

[Chorus]
We had a run good run, darling, now, don't you cry
I know in the end it's gonna be just fine
In the end it all feels like a dream
Someday we'll find out what it means
Bye-bye, darling
[Bridge]
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

[Outro]
And every time I think of you, I'm so glad
What we had, they'll never know
Every summer night we stayed up late
Blowing smoke into figure eights