POEM STARTER
"“What did you do?”
Write a poem that incorporates this question three times.
Choose any theme you’d like, as long as you use repetition to create an interesting effect.
I did nothing
“What did you do?”
The line that becomes familiar to the youngest child.
No, I didn’t do anything except be born last.
Please, stop touching me with those filthy hands.
I’m the youngest child.
“What did you do?”
Nothing apparently. I am worthless and taking up space.
My large belly is taking up too much space.
How do you out an elephant in a freezer?
I am a worthless and talentless elephant.
“What did you do?”
I wish I did something.
When you kept saying that you were going to jump
When you showed me the razor you used and scars you left.
Why didn’t I do something?