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POEM STARTER
Write a poem that only involves dialogue.
Remember dialogue has to be between two or more people; it cannot be a monologue. Try to make it clear which voice is speaking when.
Writings
“I wanted it to be you.”
“We don’t work.”
“How can you say that?”
“We don’t; we are like snow and flame. One burns too hot, the other too cold.”
“I suppose I am the flame?”
“No, no you are the snow, cold and cruel.”
“How dare you—“
“You’ve caused me pain, and drowned my feelings in your own self misery.”
“…”
“Goodbye. Let your snow fall elsewhere.”...
Eve says
I was made for you to be a baby factory.
Once comes Abel,
Second came Cain.
Adam says
Were we not commanded to be fruitful and multiply?
Eve says
I don’t know, ask your first wife.
Adam says
Not this again.
Eve says
She had the privilege of individuality.
Lilith was dust
And I am just a walking rib.
Adam says
You were made for me, and I you.
Eve says
I was a consolation prize.
Adam...
“you write for ego, no?”
“don’t we all?
but, i do NEED to write”
“do you?
or are you aware
it is your best shot
at fame?”
“is fame a bad thing?”
“it was for Salinger”
“a lot was bad for Salinger”
“at least he wrote for himself”
“yes, he gave up publishing
after he was a millionaire for life -
how brave”
“more examples than just him”
“and they all get divorced”
“and they all get divorced ...
_Well, the characters/my friends are back. New and improved since I’m seeing them again._
——
_(Scene starts at lunch)_
**_Diva_**: Do you like my hair?
**_Emo, Honey Bear, Hollow_**: WHAT DID YOU DO TO IT?
_(Diva grins and cocks her head)_
**_Diva_**: I already told you guys. _(She points to her head, scooping a spoonful of guacamole into her mouth)_ Thin hair; kept picking it; Pixie Cut.
*...
“Small pieces. Details in pictures. You don’t see all the colors.”
“That’s because I _can’t_.”
“But you can. You’re just taught not to see it.”
“But I could_ never _see_ _it._”_
“I know it seems hard.”
“It’s more than just hard, it’s impossible.”
“Just relax.”
“But I _can’t_.”
“Deep breaths. In. Out.”
“But it doesn’t work. Nothing works.”
“It does. Right now you’re just looking at the st...
“Do you remember?”
“Yes.”
“Are you scared?”
“Everyone is scared.”
“Are you?”
“Yes.”
“Do you miss it?”
“Yes.”
“Will I?”
“I don’t know.”
“Why can’t it be that way again?”
“Because, it doesn’t work that way.”
“How come it can’t work that way?”
“Ask the crickets.”
“What will they tell me?”
“That the sun doesn’t ever only set once.”
“Is it always setting?”
“Yes.”
“What does that mean for tomorrow?”
“Wh...
“Mother, why do the stars light up the sky?”
“To guide you home whenever you are lost.”
“Mother, why does the wind whip in my face?”
“To fill your nose with natures most precious scents.”
“Mother, why does the bird let the fledgling fall when learning to fly?”
“So it knows that failure is the first step to success.”
“Mother, why does the sun set and the sky get dark?”
“So you know that even in you...
Father, father, look at the sky!
The sun and the water, as I fly so high!
I see it my boy, it is exquisite
We’re finally free, so don’t fly too high
I can’t lose you now, I can’t watch you die
Yes, father, I won’t fly too high
I’ll only chase the sun, it’s beautiful,
Oh my! Looks at its rays!
As they shine so bright!
You can’t ever see this, in the nights on Crete
I know my boy, it’s very ...
“I can’t do this. I can’t feel myself!”
“Just breathe. Calm down and everything will be okay.”
“That’s not how it works! And don’t tell me everything will be okay when you don’t know! You don’t know what happened and what’s going to happen. So don’t tell me that it will all be okay when you don’t know! No! Don’t touch me!”
“I’m just trying to help you.”
“I don’t need your help! You can’t help ...
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POEM STARTER
Write a poem that could be sung as a lullaby.
You could set it to the tune of an existing lullaby, or think up your own rhythm. Remember that lullabies are for children, and are ususally meant to be calming.