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.