POEM STARTER

Submitted by Brittany Lawson

Write a poem about someone stuck in a cycle of self destruction. Just as they are about to exit the cycle or have a breakthrough, the poem starts back at the beginning.

Eddy

Poetry

The path begins, twisting and turning

Through the low hanging trees, the rocky soil.

I keep going, blindly following the path

Tripping, falling, getting up again.

I’m back at the beginning. Try once more.

Blindly brushing away the branches

Never stopping.

The sun! A clearing!

I run towards the light.

The pit before me seems to open like the jaws of a monster.

I fall into darkness.

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Calroz

Always thought I’d be a writer—got inspired after retirement and had a book published. Since then, lots of starts and stops. Ready to put myself out there and share what’s going on in my head!