POEM STARTER
Imagine you are a young child attempting rhyming poetry for the first time.
Consider the language you use to reflect the child’s age. Also try to think about what would be an important topic for them to write about.
Boys Don’t Cry
Tw: Implied abuse
mummy sometimes calls me a dummy But daddy sometimes hits mummy mummy and daddy always fight at night and i get something called a fright?
i hold my teddy closer and pretend i am dreaming but i feel like crying because i hear screaming
i slowly creak open the door and mummy’s on the floor why is daddy mad It makes me very sad mummy screams and shouts and I go back inside Curling under my blaky to hide
i cry so sad but daddy’s would get mad boys don’t cry i wipe the water from my eye