this is not the prompt i was looking for almost every poem I’ve written over the past 22.5 hours has been in a world not this one as I continue to flesh out my Young Adult Novel in Verse manuscript Dropped the Sky — a…

a small piece of peace given : we’ve all : only known each other : less than a week : it’s pretty remarkable : how well we all : get along : the most conflict : i guess unsurprisingly : given they’re sister & brother…

running problems i. Running From a lion-sized Yawn I’m caught Exhausted keeping This misfit mishmash Of survivors running  ii. Running argument With Ryan ongoing Never resolved & as for this year’s Nobel Prize nomination Definitely out of the running iii. Running nose Dribbling onto a…

embers in the dark He’s walked right round the town twice now taking Rueben & Ben with him (Did you know I’ve only just realised The double Ben) Priya & I have been In & out of kitchens & the supermarket Gathering supplies Of anything…

exhausted we’re lost high on some tiny hills somewhere in a valley of paradise overlooking a misspelt ancient Spanish warfield dripping olives Ryan snoring at my feet wishing i was out under sun with dead (but now second life) wood baby in hand

three ravens somehow : out of the shadows : three black birds : hover : the first we have seen : if indeed they are even there : for they float : on air : without sound : almost without movement : & do not…

perfect posture Priya has put the pot On her head … & left it there Oh why is she doing this Poor girl she’s hardly said boo To me or anyone the 3 days She’s been travelling with us & now this strange attention Seeking…

This was fun! Great fun!! REDACTED here’s what we know : there are ⬛️⬛️ types of ⬛️⬛️⬛️ : currently on this ⬛️⬛️⬛️ : there’s the ⬛️ : which we think are at least partially ⬛️⬛️⬛️ but mostly ⬛️⬛️⬛️ : then there’s the : ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ things…

I enjoyed this prompt (after initially disliking the thought of it). It was supposed to be about *yourself* but I ended up doing one for each of my 2 main characters. Very satisfying.   Ryan: an abridged Resume the woman : who seems to lead…

a brother  I can’t believe Ryan found him & not me , not that it matters. The fact he’s found is far more Important than who found him. But he’s thin so so thin. Muffled noise Beneath my arms: Stell I can’t breathe. Right ,…