I created this poem to have two different meanings depending on how you read it.

The poem has a negative perspective when reading from top to bottom, but when read from bottom to top, it has an optimistic outlook.

This is how I see life, it is what we make it and the narrative we tell ourselves. Knowing I can make a difference in my life by telling myself a more positive story has had a tremendous impact on my well-being.

I hope this helps some of you get through tough times. You can read it here, or watch the animation I made with a piano piece I composed with it.

“alone.

no longer do I feel

happy with myself.

I am

isolated and estranged.

never feeling

I have a place.

looking at my reflection

I realize my worth

nothing.

you can’t tell me

I matter.”

Now read from the bottom up.

Alone – A Perspective Poem (Reverse Poetry)

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