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POEM STARTER
Write a poem about a misunderstanding.
Whether funny or tense, see how you can incorporate both sides of the experience into your poem.
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⚠️This is something that happened to me, so please be nice!⚠️
June 12th, 2024, 10:45 AM.
I saw a notification from her,
And when I read it, my heart sank.
Ever since then, I can’t stop thinking about it.
“It’s not your fault.”
She says,
But a thought lingers around in the back of my mind:
“Yes it is, it’s all my fault.”
It makes me sick when I think about what you said.
“I feel suffocated in...
Oh boy, here's a tale of mixed messages and confusion,
Where two couples' vacation plans faced a wild illusion.
Sally and Tom were dreaming of a tropical affair,
They told their partners all about it, with great care.
Sally said, "We'll be on an island, in a cabana so grand!"
But poor John heard, "We'll be on an island, buried in sand."
He packed shovels and buckets, eager for a sandy retreat,
On...
If just by being a human I deserve something,
Then I deserve better than myself.
Because I deserve nothing.
And I know what the responses will be like,
But you don’t know me.
You don’t know why it isn’t enough,
Why it gets more difficult to deny these thoughts about myself,
Why sometimes I indulge them.
And some days,
When I feel a little more sane,
I tell myself I need to say something.
That I n...
It’s always a misunderstanding
Every time
Nothing you do to hurt us is valid
Because it was misunderstood
Rumors
About how we “kicked you out”
Telling secrets that weren’t yours to share
You pulled the pity act
Because it was all a misunderstanding
I hate you
Don’t want to see
Don’t want to talk to you
Don’t want you in my life
Get out of my life
I’m so glad your gone...
“What is this?” Holding up a small purple stud.
“Babe, (look of amusement) that is YOUR earring”
(Eyebrow raise)
*The click*
I do have some of similar color.. it was a pack.
I smile, “mmmhmmm”
He laughs, “you handed it to me in the middle of the night weeks ago.”
I lean over and quickly peck his lips.
Then slide the earring in my purse to see if I have a match later....
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