WRITING OBSTACLE
Submitted by Bernard Wicks
Write a poem or story that reads as if it is beautiful, but is actually about something rather tragic.
For example, you might write about a beautiful sunset in an apocalyptic world, or a poem about the good things about heartbreak.
your flowers
the sun shines on your flowers again
the kind you like
the kind you used to buy at the market
around the corner
I replaced the old brown stems with fresh pink petals
the kind you picked when you wanted someone
to love you back
the sun shines on your flowers
the ones on fresh dirt
the ones that lay on their side and tell you that world cries without you
the sun shines on the gray stone
the one with your name on it
and those damn dates
the ones that say when you came and when you went
the stone behind the flowers you like
the kind you used to buy at the market
