My Poetic Eyes Preparation…

After debating what subject i would like to base my “Poetic Eyes” project on, i decided to pick a subject that i feel strongly about, a subject that isn’t often talked about, Homophobia. This week i have began collecting archive materials such as photographs and videos. Writing the poetry is the part i have found the most difficult as it defiantly isn’t a natural talent of mine. I keep writing lines and then going back to it with a fresh pair of eyes, this is what i have so far, (However I’m not quite sure whether making it rhyme will make the piece quite cheesy):

Prejudice has always engulfed the world, 

Objects have often been thrown and hurled,

 

Opinions continue to alter and change,

But some of them remain the same,

 

Homophobia is something that seems to remain,

Often causing hurt and pain,

 

To change the world the key is the youth,

But are people willing to hear the truth,

 

Collecting archive material has proven quite difficult, but not impossible, these two examples are types of archive i have collected so far.