While creating this Found Poem my method in doing so was putting myself in the perspective of a victim who was taken advantage of and who feels completely powerless and helpless. I used repetitive words like “can’t” and “hate” in my poem to portray the frustration and infuriation of the narrative while also showing words like “I’m trying” followed with “tried” shortly after to show that although they fought back, they are overcome and ultimately powerless in this situation. I also used some words meanings figuratively in the poem like “he was close” I made sure the phrase was closed in closely and cornered by other words on each side to display the true suffocation that the perspective felt.
I wrote this poem from the song “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke. The lyrics of the song describe a man’s pursuit of a woman who he implies is “blurred” in terms of her consent to sexual activity. The phrase “I know you want it” is repeated throughout the song, which can be seen as perpetuating the harmful idea that women’s consent is ambiguous or that they need to be convinced to engage in sexual activity. This song promotes harmful stereotypes and promotes toxic masculinity. It’s important to recognize the impact that media and popular culture can have on our attitudes and behaviors towards others, and to strive for media that portrays healthy and respectful relationships between all genders.
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Hi Ella, I love your poem! I like the song that you used because I agree that it pushes harmful stereotypes and messages, particularly to young audiences. One thing about it that I found super interesting about the creation of your poem was when you said that you put the words very closely together to make it seem suffocating like the person would have felt. That was so interesting to me and I felt that it was a great use of the space on the page with everything else so spread apart.