POEM STARTER
Inspired by Robin Marlowe
Write a poem that contains a volta before the final line.
A volta is a twist, normally at the end of a sonnet. Rather than a plot twist, this is normally a change of ideas, an inversion of the main theme, or a change of heart about an opinion.
Why We Cry
When I was little, I had no idea why the older kids always talked about crying.
I cried when I got hurt, or didn’t get what I wanted, but I never really cried about anything going on in my life.
That was until middle school.
All of a sudden everything changed
Life was hell
There was no escape
I shut down
And crying was the only release
for the feelings still left in me
And so now I know
People cry to let go
And maybe as kids
We all found it better to hold pain in
Than to release it
And maybe I even miss those times
Because now I have evebags
And tear marks
My face wasn’t like it once was
Pure and full of happiness
It is obvious to everyone how much I cry
And that is a curse in itself.
