POEM STARTER
Submitted by 🌖🧚🏽🪻Oddity ✨🐜🥀
Too Much Peace
Write a poem inspired by or containing these words. Is there such a thing as too much peace?
A Wish Come True
Madness and mayhem lurk at my left
To my right, chaos crouches… promises a riot
Escalating anxiety paralyses… leaving me stressed
“Just a bit of peace and quiet
That’s all I ask for my birthday!”
_“Can’t we take you out for a nice meal?”_
The mere prospect fills me with dismay
My life’s frenetic pace has become surreal.
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My heartfelt wish is reluctantly granted
Totally alone on a ‘desert island’ for the week.
Initially — carefree and calm — I’m thoroughly enchanted!
But… soon, boredom sneaks in, things start to look bleak.
Seagulls screech, my face dots with many a sandfly bite
The sun’s burnt my skin; sand’s stuck to my feet
With nothing to do, not a soul in sight
My typical life’s starting to look sweet.