POEM STARTER

"She dropped her dress, and her inhibitions, at the door."

This is an example of a syllepsis, where the meaning of a verb (here 'dropped') is both physical and metaphorical. Write a poem that includes a syllepsis (do not use the example).

Steady on the Road

Falling down the stairs because the tiles are to loose to get by

Falling in love because when I looked I had to bat my eyes

Steady on the road as my hands feel shaky

Steady in the class so the material doesn't break me

Up into the air because the ground was to crowded

It's quiet down there but up here I feel calm

The new normal isn't normal yet

But its better than the first time we met

Unsure of where I'm going

But the wheels are still turning

All this material that I'm learning

Heart beats fast

Time goes fast

Looking back at the past I had it easy

But during that time I wouldn't have believed me

I feel like now is hard

But years later I'll be fanning myself in the yard wondering where did all the time go

All the rain

No more summer so there's snow

It's been a while now

Life's a pile now

I've done so much I've gone so far

Yet I'm still trying to learn how to drive my car

I know I'll go far and sure it takes time

Take a piece of the pie while the road takes mine

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