The Poetry Marathon

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I can be better than IRL

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I can be someone I’m not in IRL

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People talk to me unlike IRL

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I’m not the loser people say I’m IRL

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Life is virtually better than IRL

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I’m happier than IRL

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I’m more real than I’m IRL

In response to image prompt number 14

Glorifying life and relationships

Making people believe

That love exists

That happy endings are possible

I lie and fake it all

More faff than fact

I make people assume fiction is reality

What do I do?

I weave tall tales

In response to text prompt number 13:

Describe your profession through a funny/humourous poem.

My closet was full

The clothes and other contents falling over one another

My closet was full

I couldn’t find what I wanted without everything toppling over

My closet was full

Most things inside were hidden in plain sight

My closet was full

It was giving me anxiety and sleepless nights

It was time

To get rid of the excess baggage

It was time

To hear the calling of the burdened one (s)

It was time

To reach out to one(s) tucked away in some corner

It was time

To let out those that hadn’t seen the light of day in ages

It was time

To come out of the closet for many

In response to text prompt number 12

Unassuming

Not an eye catcher

Doesn’t make heads turn

Maybe that’s what makes it special

It’s probably unlike most

An original piece

I’d bank on it

It would be great to possess

And add to my collection

This one-of-a-kind piece of art

Isn’t complicated to decipher

It doesn’t have hidden or incomprehensible layers

Yes, it’s beautiful

And I like it

I’m gonna buy it

In response to the text prompt:

“Extraordinary in Ordinary”- pick an ordinary object and make it extraordinary. You can do it by giving it some special attributes or a different background and story.

They think I’m alone

They wonder how I reached here

They assume I’m missing something

They deliberate over how to save me

They feel I need company

But…

They’re all wrong

But…

They don’t know my story

But…

They are free to cook up their own versions of me

But…

They don’t need to know everything

But…

They’ll probably never know this is a good place to be

In response to image prompt number 10

Pink

Blue

Red

Purple

Hues and mixtures of varied colours

A rainbow with wings

A palette of movements

A canvas depicting nature’s artistry

Beautiful to see

Fascinating creatures

The butterfly

Some colourful

A few monochrome or lesser vibrant

Does that make them lesser than the others of their kind?

To the true admirer, not

To anyone who appreciates beauty in all its forms and colours,

This is just a different kind of beautiful

In response to image prompt number 9

Starry Night (Poem 8)

Tonight,

I’m letting go

Tonight,

I’m giving it all up

Tonight,

I’m going off the grid

Tonight,

I’m away from it all

Tonight,

It’s gonna be just me and the stars

Tonight,

It’s about self reflection

Tonight,

It’s about me

Tonight,

It’s about finding happiness in a new way

In response to image prompt number 8

Chasing
Running
Sprinting
Constantly on-the-go
What are we seeking?

Pausing
Relaxing
Reflecting
Taking a break
When do we do that?

The excuse, no time
The outcome, never satisfying

Who to blame?
The system, or
The follower?

Blood on the walls
Shattered glass on the floor
Broken China across the kitchen and dining area
The furniture helter-skelter

It was as if
I’d walked into a crime scene
Not unlike the ones I’d read about, or
Seen in the movies
Had I wished for a crime thriller or a murder mystery that hard?

With trepidation and mounting fear
I took one step at a time
Looking for the body
Anticipating the killer to pounce on me
And claim me as his next victim

Tick tock
Bang!
A whimper,
Who was that?

I turned around, scared to bits
There stood the culprit
Without guilt or fear
Face dripping red
The eyes challenging

Meow!
Rolling my eyes I scooped up the troublemaker
Sherlock, my cat
Was apparently nothing like his name source,
In fact quite the opposite

In response to

Text Prompt:

Write a mystery poem. The crime could be real or imagined. The poem could be clue based or narrative. The details are up to you.

Oh! Adventurer
Did a new place call out to you?
That you’re setting out on a new journey

Oh! Explorer
Are your feet not able to settle at one place?
That you’re always on-the-go

Oh! Traveler
What are you seeking?
That you’re always in search of the next big thing

Oh! Dreamer
When will you pause and take a breath?
That you’re able to enjoy the moment you’re in

Oh! Motivator
Don’t ever stop
Your stories are what lets people know how big the world is

Oh! Inspirer
Never settle
You are the reason we know the world doesn’t revolve around us

Oh! Catalyst
What’s new and exciting this time?
Tell us so that we may rid of our drab routines for a while