POEM STARTER
Maranda Quinn
Write an anchor line poem on a topic of your choosing.
In an anchor line, the first three lines of each stanza rhyme, and the last line of every stanza shares the same rhyme. Rhyme scheme: AAAB CCCB DDDB EEEB
Rhyme Scheme: AAAB CCCB DDDB
The work piles up, a stressful, heavy load, (A)
I swear I follow every code, (A)
I stuck precisely to the road, (A)
But I cannot get a moment to breathe. (B)
I'm juggling tasks and making lists, (C)
Trying to avoid dramatic fists, (C)
My motivation just persists, (C)
But I cannot get a moment to breathe. (B)
I search for life's deep, perfect balance, (D)
Despite the team's annoying falliance, (D)
I'm running out of my galliance, (D)
And I cannot get a moment to breathe. (B)
I should be aiming for the stars, (E)
Ignoring these self-inflicted scars, (E)
And breaking out of these mental bars, (E)
But I cannot get a moment to breathe. (B)