Text Prompt Write a poem that starts and ends with the same word. It can be short, but it has to be at least five lines long. If you can’t think of your own word to start and end with here are my suggestions: hope,…
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
Venus de Milo as a Tree
The tree trunk twisted counter-clockwise Thick bark spiraling upwards Age tired branches above Tended to finally fail under the weight of rain It reminded everyone of the Venus de Milo Twisting in the same direction Old beyond what anyone could fathom Having seen more than…
Costume Design
Build for me the fanciest sleeves any audience member ever could dream Apply on my arms the thickest foundation any artist ever could spray on me
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Someday, for sure, I shall need this guide For the galaxy is a hundred thousand light years wide. I shall evolve using bio engineering and AI To take my rightful place in the sky. Oh, wait, the sky is an…
Together
I didn’t know if I would find you I wasn’t sure either Were you hurt? Yes But let’s not discuss this now I missed you And I you I need you close to me I am here
Isolation
The number of ways I would like to lock myself away are uncountable Somewhere quiet and isolated from the world so I can get my head back together Just the sound of the wind the snow hitting the roof and my own thoughts finally calmed
The Monster Under the Stairs
I have locked away the monster under the stairs Exiled now for crimes against my life Finally done because they did something unforgivable Going against everyone, myself, instinct, society, sanity We will be forever stared at for what they accomplished It doesn’t matter that what…
Hour 17
Hour 17 Cats are above myth. They encroach into your life at the molecular basis – – – they are bone deep. They immobilize you for cuddle time on their terms. They heckle you whenever they want to be fed or just whenever. Jealous of…
Hour 23 : Veronica Decides to Die
Not succeeding in a suicide attempt The girl finds herself in an asylum With her heart damaged Unsure of a life She waits for death to come As she sees life with a different perspective Admires the beauty of nature from her window…
Buy.ology (hour 23)
One of my fav books, Buy.ology explores the biology of why we buy the things we buy. Hadn’t thought about it before Buy.ology the book opened the eyes to many a surprise of why we buy the things we buy. Had thought sex…