POEM STARTER

‘Leaving room for errors always seems wise, until there are mistakes sleeping on every sofa in your house.’

Write a poem that begins with this line.

.Stuck.in.between.

Leaving room for

eRRorS

Always seems wise.

Until there are mistakes.

Sleeping on every sofa.

In your house.


Throwing pillows and blankets

Hoping you won’t

S

L

I

P

Back into old habits

And misunderstandings.


Bits and pieces and pennys

D G

U

Into the cushions

Waiting for you to find.

But you hid them for a reason.


Something you thought you had

[Trapped]

Under control

Peaking around the bent corners.


Now all on display.

Tearing you.

A P A R T

At the seams.

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