The Confining Construct
There was a Time in my life where I tried to undermine
The lies in my mind
Time being spent tryna justify
Asking myself who’s this guy
Time to get rid of the disguise
Now I’m left with this persona
Who lost his sense of self due to corona
Isolated but not at home
Doing shrooms dropping acid
Went from being avid
To my ego collapsin
So when they ask if I been slipping
Yeah I have been
Forced to fight the feeling
Born to write words that cause healing
So I picked up the pen
Becoming an addict
To be a man amongst men
Puttin my heart and pride on these sheets of paper
I’m finna Break the stereotype and become a different type of landscaper
One who cuts and trims the letters to fit better
On this piece of paper
That I call a love letter
I APPRECIATE anyone who took the time to read through that! Always wanted to take this one to an open mic but I always chicken out. I’ve been writing poetry since I was a kid, never really took any classes for it but I’ve always just kept writing through the years. I’m now 23 and I feel like this is my best piece of work yet but I love getting perspectives so I would like to know what yall think!
Posted Sep 29, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC