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POEM STARTER
Submitted by Jocelyn
Write a poem or story where the central theme is potential.
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oh won’t you compress me
tighten my limbs till they’re on the verge of breaking
while I try not to try not to try
presently absent or absently present
this slippery potential
bottle it up and drink it for dinner
and somebody pour the wine
while his passages — impossibly tender — slip their way past my devices
and caress my core
oh, loosen my world
syllables and suitors...
For the longest time I didn’t know what depression felt like
I mean I’d had my fair share of sad and anxious
But today I just sat there,
Staring into space,
Not thinking,
Not feeling,
Not existing,
Yet the emptiness was infinite
And I didn’t feel sad or hopeless or terrified
But I think the right word is hollow
And I didn’t know what to do with myself
I was scarcely there
I didn’t move, I didn’t...
The body breaks
But the soul is infinite potential
The heart bleeds with pain
But the soul flows with boundless love
The brain tricks and fears
But the soul speaks honestly and safely
The eyes see good and evil
But the soul sees everything as whole and faultless
The body is not holding the soul
But the soul holds the body in its immeasurable potential...
All flowers have the potential to bloom
Perhaps some more than others
But all have the chance
The potential
To be something more
Than just a plant
Than just a weed
But to bring more beauty
To the world around them
To make someone smile
Lift someone up
Help those in need
The potential resides within all of them
But will they act on it?...
It all started at a dance
Boys and girls
Dancing around
The boys asked for numbers
The girls said yes
Was it all a prank?
It was because you’re pretty
You have to say yes
He thinks you’re cute
Twirl your hair
Spin around
Give him your number
It doesn’t matter if you’re sweet
If you’re mean
Or in between
It’s because you’re pretty
That he wants that number so bad...
With beautiful skies and a slight breeze
The sapling rests upon the hill.
What could be the start of a group of trees
Or just a weed the world will kill.
A potential to be
Or pushed to the mud
A possible key
Or is just a dud
Words could sway the crowd.
Or words that aren’t allowed.
A voice could warm the heart.
Or a voice that’s lost its part.
The plant holds the gene to heal,
R...
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