POEM STARTER
'Handmade'
Write a poem that could have this as its title.
Creator
I thought about writing a letter
But something just didn’t feel right -
When I phished it out of my mind
And attempted to put it on paper..
So I figured, it wasn’t my true own thing
And I must be good doing something other
Than working with letters and concepts
And all.. I thought.. maybe running a poll?
It shouldn’t be difficult, ain’t it?
Just drop ‘em in numbers and see -
What they say. How tough could it be?
But a couple of polls through -
I noticed it didn’t go as well as I may
Have pictured it in my mind. The truth is
There has to be something else, right?
Something I’m good at - should be easy to find.
Shall I be a doctor? I can’t stand the blood.
Shall I be a pilot? Brave at a hight I was not.
A teacher? Kids are quite frightening.
A cook? Who am I kidding - look at my fridge.
It’s one of those bridges - you got to
But know not how to cross it from here.
All of these obstacles scattered across -
Handpicked and selected. Made
By my own hands.
Oh, so it’s been starting at me all along.
Obstacle mounting would be the right thing.
Anyone hiring for that at all, do you know?
Should I be applying, my friends?..