There’s an invisible enemy hanging in the air some say it’s from Wuhan in China, over there. It doesn’t really matter now. They say it’s here to stay. Wear a mask. Wear a mask. Wear a mask. Some folks have conjured up stories, …
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Toxic Positivity – Prompt 3
The problem with having a rule that you have to be positive Is that forced positivity Can lead you – to use the pejorative – To feeling a bit shitty When your fake full-beam smile is dull in comparison To ‘insprational-quote’ Maddison. Because deep…
2020 – 3
The voices once quiet, The ones unheard, ignored, Even silenced at times. They get louder. They echo In chambers we built To contain them. But the cycle never ends. The voices get louder. The faces get seen. No longer veiled by The darkness we impose….
Dieting
It may be wrong to love ones food to the point of needing new pants And I’m not alone in my indulgence as one can see in the various sizes of jeans Going out for a meal and weighing the cons wondering what will this…
What On Earth Is A Bop? 1/2 marathon poem #3
What On Earth Is A Bop 1/2 marathon poem #3 What on earth is a bop I don’t know what to write I wish these prompts would stop I think I’m writing shite What on earth is a bop I don’t know what to write…
The Allure of Testing
NB: Very mild spoilers for Portal 2. What is the allure of testing? Never resting, striving after New disasters for the test To best a challenge thrown By unknown opponents Enter the ring Testing, proving, Trying, moving, Thinking, knowing, Learning, growing. GLaDOS knows her drive,…
Hour 3: An Empty Chair Sits By the Fire
An empty chair sits by the fire The wisdom well has run dry The warm embrace had disappeared When the northern compass fails to point Where do we go? Where do we go? No maps or globes can help me now. The answers…
Panic Bop
Eyes open Counting the hours Hot flash Mental whiplash Grating nerves My heart is going to pop. (When the kids go away, my mind begins to fray) Was it because their father left me? Or because he tried to die? Is it because…
Prompt Three (3): I’ve Got Problems [Hour 3]
I’ve Got Problems What the virus brought to me… It brought more complaints; Get a job! A real job! Wait, I am high risk for the virus… And I do have a job, it just doesn’t pay! I’ve got problems! What made you think I…