{"id":1278,"date":"2012-06-04T03:47:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T03:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2017-07-12T02:25:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T02:25:39","slug":"attention-by-zachary-anthony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/attention-by-zachary-anthony\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention by Zachary Anthony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Attention<\/h1>\n

by Zachary Anthony<\/p>\n

ATTENTION.
\nOverwhelming,
\nnormally unconscious,
\nCompulsion.<\/p>\n

You throw yourself out there.<\/p>\n

Was it worth it?
\nEveryone is laughing at you.
\nEveryone is cheering for you.
\nEveryone is trying to empathize with you.<\/p>\n

But it feels wrong.
\nYour outburst,
\nBig or small.
\nEven now,
\nYou want these words to be read.
\nIs it a good poem or bad?
\nIf good, will people link it back to me,
\nThink highly of me?<\/p>\n

ATTENTION.
\nBut what is this snag in the pit of your stomach?
\nYou emerge to consciousness,
\nSee the first option:
\nActing, dancing, joking, etc.
\nNo matter how phony it may feel.<\/p>\n

Shouldn’t you love to act or dance or joke?
\nBut why do you just love the attention?<\/p>\n

Second option:
\nWrite for yourself,
\nFor the fun it entails.
\nSing from your heart,
\nUncaring,
\nOnly to give life to your own two feet.<\/p>\n

Now,
\nYou say,
\nI will abstain.
\nBut how long can you withstand the pressure?
\nAttention
\nAttention!!!
\nATTENTION!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Attention by Zachary Anthony ATTENTION. Overwhelming, normally unconscious, Compulsion. You throw yourself out there. Was it worth it? Everyone is laughing at you. Everyone is cheering for you. Everyone is trying to empathize with you. But it feels wrong. Your outburst, Big or small. Even now, You want these words to be read. Is it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-depression-poems"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t