Word Poems
Here are some of the very short poems I wrote that were inspired by a single word from random people. I got the idea from Before Sunrise, an excellent movie, where a Viennese bum asks for words instead of money and creates a poem out of it.
Word: Poo (this was a challenge, haha)
Getting out of bed
Is hard to do
When you wake up
Feeling like poo.
When everyone around you
Treats you like crap,
And the world just seems
Like a giant trap.
I’d rather just stay in bed
And sleep this through.
Because at least in dreams,
I can begin anew.
Word: Acceptance
The sunset beckons.
Its beauty ensnares.
And as you stand still,
Eyes tearing, soul in pray’r,
Twilight descends.
You embrace the darkness
While the ice in your heart
Has you numb, feeling lifeless.
But until you realize
that soon the sun will rise
You will forever be
Imprisoned in misery.
Stand, face lifted in hope.
Take this stance.
And know that the key
To being free
Is acceptance.
[sarcasm] I'm such a ray of sunshine, aren't I? :) [/sarcasm]
