INSIDE
OUT
HI. MY NAME IS TONI NELLI.
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I AM A NON VERBAL 26 YEAR OLD POET. I WAS BORN THIS WAY AND THERE ARE MANY DAYS I WISH I WASN'T, BUT HAVE TO MAKE SOMETHNG OF MYSELF.
I HOPE THIS OUTLET WILL CREATE A PATH FOR ME TO SHARE MY EXISTENCE. MOST OF THE TIME, I AM NOT SEEN, BECAUSE I CAN'T BE HEARD. I HAVE HAVE HAD TO RELY ON AN INNER WORLD THAT MOST DON'T KNOW EXISTS. IN MY SILENCE, I HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD AND DISREGARDED.
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I HOPE TO SPREAD AWARENESS. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS LIKE ME WHO NEED TO BE SEEN. WHAT YOU TAKE IN ON THE SURFACE IS NOT ALWAYS THE TRUTH. I ALWAYS LIVED BELOW THE SURFACE. IT HAS KEPT ME SANE.
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I HOPE MY TRUTH HELPS YOU UNLOCK YOURS.
Based on the style of Yoko Ono
Instructional Poetry
After an investigation of Yoko Ono, the woman and the artist:
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I THINK THIS FORMAT IS GREAT
PROFOUND THOUGHTS COME OUT FAST
THIS FEELS LIKE WRITING I CAN DO CONSISTENTLY
ITS VERY FREEING
I THINK ALOT CAN HAPPEN FROM THIS
Memory
MEMORY IS YOUR DRAWER OF LIFE
LOOK INSIDE ONCE IN A WHILE
Color
BLUE IS THE COLOR OF LIFE
IT HOLDS THE OCEAN AND SKY
REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU FEEL BLUE
Truth
I SEE YOU BUT YOU DONT SEE ME
I NEED YOU TO LOOK CLOSER
I AM UNDER THE SURFACE
YOU HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE ME
PULL BACK THE FABRIC THAT BLINDS YOU
I WILL BE HERE
I WILL BE HERE NO MATTER YOUR VISION