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POETRY / 30 DAY POETRY CHALLENGE

Breaking Out of My Prison Shell

Prompt Day 11: Defying tradition and conformity

I’ve spent many years trapped inside of a shell, trying to be someone I really was not. Playing pretend, I performed my part well, to the point where my genuine self was forgot.

Conforming to what I’d deemed ‘normal’ and ‘good’, I dared not break out of the bonds I’d created. To be who I really am I never could, ‘til falsehoods and facts started to be conflated.

But as I grow older the less I’m concerned with keeping my brittle facade well-maintained. My need to conform to a fiction absurd is something that I can no longer sustain.

Why should I copy what others would do? It’s only to me that I owe my allegiance. In failing to ever be to myself true, I’ve only done my self disservice egregious.

I’ve got to break out of the shell that’s my prison, although it may make me feel raw and exposed. Don’t want to conform or be bound by tradition. To contrived uniformity I am opposed.

Throughout June, I‘m taking the Know Thyself, Heal Thyself 30 Day Poetry Challenge, with thanks to Diana C. Thanks also to Tree Langdon for inspiring me to take part.

Tagging David Rudder William J Spirdione Lindsay Soberano-Wilson Aaron Quist Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) Galit Birk, PhD Hilda Carroll Denise G Jack Lincoln Laurie Perez Desiree Driesenaar Patrick M. Ohana Edward Riley Carolyn Riker Christina M. Ward Sherry McGuinn Eva Rotolo Sarah L. Harvey Dr. Preeti Singh Haikuster Gaby Rogut James G Brennan Anthony O’Dugan Jeff Ehren Dan J Jac Harmony Spyder Terry Trueman Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg) Simran Kankas Ann Marie Steele PoetChris Kira Dawn Dr. Fatima Imam Jennifer McDougall Caroline de Braganza Dr Mehmet Yildiz Denise Larkin Kent Clark Will Hull Kiki Wellington Pretheesh Presannan and anyone else who might be interested in taking the challenge (or flagging it for the future)*.

If you would like to try the challenge yourself, visit the link below for each of the prompts.

30 Day Poetry Challenge

A challenge you can do anytime.

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*If you would like to be untagged, please let me know in the comments section.

Jupiter Grant is a self-published author, blogger, narrator, and audiobook producer. Buy me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/jupitergrant