Twenty little poetry projects<\/p>\n
Is the prompt for hour three<\/p>\n
With images and metaphors<\/p>\n
This prompt is not for me<\/p>\n
Twenty lines that contradict<\/p>\n
The lines that came before<\/p>\n
One with “slang you’ve never heard of”<\/p>\n
Another showing less is more<\/p>\n
I sat and stared at every line<\/p>\n
And thought “there’s just no way”<\/p>\n
So instead I’ll flip it on its head<\/p>\n
And do it all my way<\/p>\n
My senses are much more than five<\/p>\n
And because I’m deaf, one less<\/p>\n
I can’t write as my future self<\/p>\n
For she hasn’t got here, yet<\/p>\n
But I can give you twenty lines<\/p>\n
Oh, look, I’m almost there<\/p>\n
I’ll take your prompt and make my own<\/p>\n
With a little Mandy flair<\/p>\n
Perhaps I’ll make it 32<\/p>\n
Little poetry projects hence<\/p>\n
And here I am at 24<\/p>\n
Who’s taking all the bets?<\/p>\n
I’ll bet on me, it’s what I do<\/p>\n
I’ll make my pen just dance<\/p>\n
Through all the lines until I’m done<\/p>\n
I’ll always take that chance<\/p>\n
C’est la vie, it’s just my life<\/p>\n
The way I’ve always lived it<\/p>\n
On the edge of some bloody knife<\/p>\n
I’ll survive when someone twists it.<\/p>\n
~Mandy Kocsis\u00a92023~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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