Word Poems

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]