Writing Prompt
POEM STARTER
Submitted by Elowyn Abernathy
Write an ode, but make it sarcastic.
An ode is a poem that normally focuses on a subject in a positive and glorifying light. Think about how you'll make the tone obviously sarcastic.
Writings
The Narcissist’s Ode
O, imagine the sheer delight
To bask in an image bright
Seeped in confidence to the brim
Unaware your light is dim
A star in a galaxy of mere moons
Revolving to your brilliant tunes
Sitting at my desk I wonder
How do you justify your blunders?
Clients complain, wail, and implore
The bar association is at the door
As matters collect dust on the floor
How much more can they endure?
Heed Narcissis...
An Ode To Burnout
The delectable scent of coffee dances through my nostrils.
My third mug of this wondrous beverage today.
A melodic sound rings from my study next door,
Alerting me to yet another Teams call.
Emails chime in, each one carefully skimming around key details required for any action.
The authors of some guide me to their urgency; the words ‘HELP!!’ jump out from the Subject Line.
Unfamiliar names greet...
Ode to the Wonders of Modern Life
Oh, sweet glow of the screen,
Your relentless shine bathes me in your artificial warmth.
Who needs the sun, that overrated star,
When you keep me company at 2 a.m.,
Reminding me of emails unanswered and dreams deferred?
Hail to thee, traffic jam!
You majestic symphony of honks and exhaust fumes,
Where I spend my precious hours contemplating life’s grand design—
Or simply counting how many red car...
Ode to Ambition(The Overachiever’s Delight)
Hail, Ambition! You relentless pest,
The thief of calm, the killer of rest.
With starry-eyed whispers and cruel demands,
You drag us to “greatness” with blistered hands.
Oh, how you charm with your golden lies,
Promising thrones that scrape the skies.
"Climb higher! Climb faster!" you shout with glee,
While we trip on the bones of who we used to be.
You noble guide, you sainted...
Ode To Bureaucracy
Nothing drives one crazy
Quite like bureaucracy.
You’re so devilish
Even spelling you is a…
Rich.
Everyone raves about your role at the DMV!
Oh, they hate it? Nah, couldn’t be!
The systems of government without you would feel oh so cheapened,
I mean, what would we do without the politicians whose pockets you deepen?
We all just love all your red tape,
And the taxes you enable feel kinda like...
Old And Grouchy.
This very dull day is glum indeed,
Birds that sing but don’t forget
The weeds!
Those damned roots that infest and
Overpower,
The same godforsaken creatures
That kill all my flowers,
And even flowers aren’t so
Wonderful if you look close
Enough,
Thorns atop thorns with a keen edge,
So rough,
So ragged just like this day, yes,
This glum morning,
My body shivers from the morning
Cold,
Thank y...
Laundry Day
Oh beautiful laundry!
Piled so seductively on the bathroom floor
Somehow you have missed the hamper
And now you have sent me a scout
It is your most loyal subject, a lone pungent sock!
Mysteriously appeared from out of nowhere
It stands at attention in the corner
More comely than last week’s pizza crust
Fresher than the stench of other people’s socks
You have caressed my feet as they walked to the...
I Am Fine
Yes, _I am fine_.
Why do you ask?
No I don’t have this.
No I don’t need that.
No, _I don’t need anyone else_.
I’m just fine walking in the snow alone.
Under a grey blanketed sky that keeps me cold.
Who doesn’t love the winter without their coat?
_I don’t need my will to go on_.
Who needs a purpose when I lack hope?
I really don’t need a love, a place, or a song.
Who can hear my voice wi...
Ode To My Alarm Clock
Blessed be the sound that puts a start to my day,
A screeching cry that sweeps my peace away,
So lovely, this torture, so sweet and clear —
To rip me from my dreams and take my here,
Thank you, clock, for never letting rest,
Your punctuality is what I love best,
Who really needs sleep? Not me, with your cruel chime,
For every morning, you steal all of my dream time....