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

The Boy Who Loved Too Much

I stare awake at the ceiling

Laying here this frozen feeling

Or am I lonely or just dreaming

I hear a sigh from underneath my bed


Drifting off I close my eyes

Recall the time I smiled at your goodbyes

Write me back I miss your replies

The voice sounds familiar; it hurts my head


Your dad said you moved to Virginia

I’m sure you made new friends since then, yeah?

You were the only one, the joke to my dare

Why didn’t you love me like him instead?


Do you think about me when you’re all alone

Is it an empty house or an empty home?

I wonder what your dad thinks when he’s all alone

His babygirl’s eyes staring up at me -- dead.

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