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Writing Prompt

POEM STARTER

Ouroboros/the snake that bites its tail

Write a poem that finishes at the beginning.

Growth

So I'll tow the line Make the effort everytime Try to figure it out in my prime But I can't always get it right Another mistake I paint the slate white Start over when the time is right So people want to try Bit everyone isn't like you and I You can't always go in blind ready to fly So pick a flower This is the flower that you get It will blossom and grow and you know rough times will hit guard ...

Heart Calls

My heart calls But you don’t answer I call again But you accept With a rash On the call You leave scars That are left broken Over the heart I can’t redeem Shattered me Into unknown All because My heart called

(Dont know if I did this right)...

Smile(Tw) not prompt

… … … … Put a smile on your face No matter how sad Couse they don’t give a dam What’s inside your head You have a good family You have some friends So you can’t be upset They think stuff makes you happy Well I’m empty inside They won’t acknowledge The voice that’s in my head It tells me thing I don’t know why So don’t ask me that All I know is even with people I feel so alone The voice won’t b...

Donning Dawn

sunrise that cool, billowing thread of light unwinding cross the horizon opening the eyes of the sky and the eyes of all beneath her

the stretch, stretch, stretch of midday like a thick drop of paint in a basin of water venturing far and wide staining its borders

we squint at such majesty and note the golden swirls

a gilded shimmer stoops low and bathes the stars in ocean waves in the coolnes...

A Beginning So Promising

A beginning so promising, even the birds seemed to sing our praise. The days seemed so much brighter, even the sun was warmer on my face. I was understanding of the lyrics written in every sweet love song. You were the prayer answered I had whispered for so long. I allowed you to consume me, to become what meant the most. every thought that crossed my mind, every rhyming word I wrote. I never had ...

Heat

She whispers those precious words Just to me, just to me Heated words, fiery syllables Of love, lust, longing, LOVE. She holds me to her And I melt Like the sun As it shone On that day She came to me And said “Hello.”...

Figure 8

Ouroboros The snake that bites its tail Slips into cyclical slithering Without missing a beat. Multidirectional focus it uses to move through spaces vertical, horizontal, diagonal, Sliding into crevices Burrowing subterranean Marking territory with figure eights, Tight twists and turns Moving into sunlight Diving back downwards It moves as one Alabaster scales showcasing the fleeting difference...

the day her father died

the day her father died she didn’t even cry, she stood there, emotionless, hoping to go back in time. she wanted to believe that it was only just a dream, that everything would be alright when she knew it wouldn’t be. the days blended together, she lost her smile forever, like it was some ghost in earth that wouldn’t be the same ever. she couldn’t go back in time, she couldn’t get back her smile, ...

Your Clock

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

You told me That the clock wouldn’t stop. That the clock was eternal, like us.

So then, why can’t I hear the sounds? Why am I stuck hearing nothing, but your voice in the empty void?

I know. You’re gone. So the clock went with you. Because of our lies.

We lied. Now there will be no more

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. ...

Zero is the number of a circle

Come back come back come back again, square one step forward, N0, begin again, come back come back come back again, one step forward, N0, two steps back you missed a step, 0H, it’s not the end, now take a breath, begin again ...

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