In the month of May, author Kaitlin Curtice hosted a poetry challenge on her blog, asking readers to write a poem a day based on a prompt word. Here are some of my favorites that I wrote that month.
May poem day 7: Community
You’re so great in my head.
The potlucks and friendly waves,
late-night talks over wine and records,
a shared lawnmower,
a babysitting co-op.
But in person you’re so
personal
and messy
and unpredictable,
I can’t appreciate you for who you are.
I’d love to bring a pie for the neighbors
right after I cry in an anxious ball
for an hour.
May poem day 8: Control
Ground control to Major Tom:
If only you’d listen to me
all you dear unruly people,
literally everything would be okay.
Your petty problems would evaporate
Your interpersonal conflict would resolve
Your agony and ecstasy would flatten
into small, manageable chunks
and no one would slam doors
and no one would die in car wrecks
and you would be safe
—do you hear me?—
Safe!
I’m the only one in the whole world
who can keep the chaos at bay:
the braying and biting and bickering of life,
the nasty nasty problem of others’ free will.
Aren’t you sick of it, the chaos?
Aren’t you tired of it, the conflict?
Lock up your heart and grab the puppet strings
and I will help you make sure that
nothing
bad
ever
happens
again.
Ground control to Major Tom:
Why the hell aren’t you listening?
May poem day 9: Transformation
The wires don’t have to touch
for the electricity to transfer;
it rolls like a wave being guided by the cord.
Perhaps I am the same;
my phases don’t need to touch.
In order to transform,
I must ride the wave
and leap.
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