POEM STARTER

Adelaide T. Everett

Write a poem that starts each new line with the last word of the last line.

For example: I love you so,

So I have to go.

Spin, Around, Side To Side

(The song starts off with a slow waltz in F)


(Do—dada—Do—dada—Do—dada—Do—dada—Do, [repeat])



The world continues to spin


Spin, without a whim


Whim—it says—shaking its head


Headed to wherever it goes



Going to goes, to sunshine road


Road, a road where people die


Die, with peace, licking others feet


Feet swinging from side to side



Side to side


Si-i-ide to side


Side to side


Si-i-ide to side



(Do—dada—Do—dada—Do—dada—Do—dada—Do, [repeat])



I watch them twirl with the world


World-ing their ignorance, close


Closer than their mind


Minding not a single thought



Thought—no think—they only see


Seeing what they want


Wanting only gets them so far


Far in would that spins and spins—



Around, around


A-a-around


Around, around


A-a-around



Around—side


Side—around


Around—side


Side—around



STOP



(There is no sound except the whispering of Tone)



I’m sick of it—hearing—


Hearing all this ignorance!


Ig-ignoring their children’s cries


Crying they lie!

(Oh! I’m—)



Lying down


Lying down


Lying down


Lying down



Down so I don’t see them!—



(WALTZ APPEARS AGAIN! MORE TONES JOIN.)



Spin and spin around


Around from side to side


Side to side; around, around


Around, around—spin-spin-spin-spin-spin-spin



(The Tones start to giggle uncontrollably)


(La, La,

La, La)


(La, La,

La, La)


(La, La,

La, La)


(A child scream wails across the song, ceasing everything)






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Listen, I don’t even know what I wrote.

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