Testimonies
Alyssa W.
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Reality and falsehood can become so intertwined, especially after traumatic events. Aileen is a serial killer, her first kill being in self-defense. But as she continued, her reality was soon mixed with everything you don't want it to be mixed with. She became demonized. In my 2nd poem to Elizabeth, I humanize the demon, yet another distortion of reality. I've grown up with letters to our household from her murderer and rapist. So, in Elizabeth's poem, I explored those constant pestering what ifs that so many have.
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Creativity is exploration, trying and seeing what sticks. Although I love to write the occasional poem to understand my thoughts, emotions, and own reality better, my creativity also expresses itself in STEM like clever applications of technology in everyday life or a new approach to a math problem.
