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Hey guys. You may or may not have noticed that I haven't posted a "monthly theme" since NaPM. I'm still trying to figure out how to make the calendar work best for everyone. In the meantime, random prompts are always welcome. Post your own whenever you like. Thought I'd put one up today...
Write a poem inspired by a debate.
Bonus points for using the words "groceries" "opioids," and/or "bully."
*** a reminder that prompts are not rigid. Poems about painting, golf swings or elder abuse will not be considered out of place.
Go!
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dumb ass white man on
television last night
US debates blow
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.
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yowling
outside my window
it's those two damn cats again
a brightly colored fungus that grows in bark inclusions
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Lebron is the greatest of all time.
He raised the price of carbon to blood,
soles blistered by sand and lungs
breathing tar in static traffic
on the way to work.
Michael flew without grasping
the risk, puffing his cigar
and twirling his club
another losing bet.
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Is Larry the goat?
Stephen Curry is the goat?
Shepherds of Physics.
NBA.url
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.
--mark twain
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25th
At a certain stage of Alzheimer's
the patient forgets real-time events
but remembers acutely
the lessons of their youth.
I'd just made Mom her evening tea
and sat down to watch the debate
after a long day at the typewriter
two-finger-tapping my thesis to life.
My hands were cramped beyond repair
and I wished I could type
the way Mom used to.
(She'd learned in school
from the age of ten
so what chance do I have?)
I got Mom off to sleep
and watched the rest of the debate
in bed. I wanted an early morning
to finish my paper and get to editing.
When the coffee was ready
I sat down at my desk
and glanced down to see
where I'd left off.
It certainly wasn't this...
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
but that's what I was reading.
I went over it again and again
and couldn't find a single typo.
Mom was asleep in her bed.
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peace poetry
pigpigpenpoetry.com
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i love you all so much
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Internal Debate
When I cashed the check
I told the teller, “I won this money
for a poem I wrote.”
“Well, bully for you,” she joked.
Fifty bucks won’t go far
toward a week’s worth of food-
my cart was still empty-
I was in a bad mood.
Then I saw junky George
in the grocery store. I knew
he’d be holding- he knew
I’d be looking to score.
So I checked out with one
can of tuna, one loaf of bread-
blew the rest on some smack
to calm my muscles and head.
(completely fictitious story/poem)
