Writing Prompt
POEM STARTER
Submitted by XOXO, Zain
'Yet'
Use this single word as an inspiration for a story or poem.
Writings
Yet
I look back. Itās cold day. Iām hiding in the library. He walks in, thereās a little hello between us before he goes to check in his books and search out a new one. He sits opposite me.
He doesnāt love me. Yet.
I donāt love him. Yet.
Itās cosy, he brought me coffee. We read together for around an hour, occasionally the other asking what things mean or sharing bits we like.
His hand brushed aga...
Yet We Make It Work
Yet I stand here, holding your hand
Yet your hand is not holding mine
Yet your mind is elsewhere on the job
Yet your job can replace you in one day
Yet one day your mind will wonder where I went
Yet I wonder if we should divorce
Yet divorce is not the answer
Yet the answer to this problem is you
Yet you also stand here with me
Yet we still need to make our marriage work...
Here I Stand
And yet here I sit writing about you again.
And yet here I sit crying over you again.
And yet here I sit insanely torturing myself again.
And yet here I sit reminiscing of the day I met you again.
And yet here I sit yearning for your company again.
And yet here I sit realizing, I was never enough for you again.
And yet here I sit knowing I have the inability to be loved again.
And yet here ...
Poem To The Followers
Iām not really good at poetry.
I use slant rhymes and not-at-all rhymes,
yetā¦ here I am, and people like me
for the words I write so terribly.
Well, at least I hope.
Considering I have 100
followers (who help me cope)
Usually Iād feel on a tightrope,
sharing these short words
with millions of stories.
Iām not awesome at poetry,
The pacing of these lines needs work.
I have few common words; all t...
Yet
You tell me Iām only a woman, yet I feel thereās more I can do
You tell me my dreams arenāt worth dreaming, yet stand as I fill up the room
You tell me Iām not worth the patience, yet watch as I conquer my fears
You tell me to keep my mouth shut, yet expect my listening ear
You show me Iām less than my peers, but watch me soar in my career
You try to break me, yet you only build me up
You push me...
Yet
**Yet** the night refused to surrender its grip. Darkness cloaked the city like a predator, its silence broken only by the faint hum of streetlights and the occasional echo of distant footsteps. For Mia, it was the kind of night sheād learned to fear.
She crouched low behind a rusted dumpster in the alley, clutching the stolen drive against her chest. Her breathing was shallow, her heart pounding...
Not Just Yet
Iām not ready
To move on just yet
Let me pretend
Only for a little while
I understand that nothing
Will ever be the same
Yet again
Iām by myself
But Iāll be in my own world
Playing make-believe
Now Iāll never
Have to let go
Or be
All alone
Iāll go back
Not exactly to the start
But to the time when I
Wasnāt sure if I loved you yet
Things seemed to
Much simpler than
If I hadnāt h...
untitled
I was once a valuable player.
Scoring most of the points,
as the other team groaned a defeat.
Today, I can only feel pops in my joints,
as I remember teams I couldnāt beat.
It was supposed to be me,
tumbling down the field.
Why had I not taken one for the team?
Driven to a yield,
as I shouted in pain.
She shouldāve grown old,
just as I have today.
Rather than being left to die in the cold,
of t...
Gentle Love
I long to hold someoneās hand
To know everything about them
Why they cut their hair when they were 13
Why the color blue reminds them of loneliness
Yet, I donāt much care about your favorite food
Mostly I just want to know why it reminds you of home
And I want to be trusted to gently lead you into the dark
We can go and sit in a tree
And watch the soft waves splash over green rocks...