POEM STARTER
Write a poem about the heart, focusing on its physicality and actions.
Avoid the kind of metaphors and language which are normally associated with the heart's emotional connection.
Again And Again
Badum badum badum badum badum.
Steady. Rhythmic. Again and again.
Badum badum badum badum badum.
Your heart at resting rate. Steady. Rhythmic. Again and again.
Badum badum badum badum badum.
Pumping blood around, head to toe. Steady. Rhythmic. Again and again.
Badum badum badum badum badum.
Your heart at resting rate. Steady. Rhythmic. Again and again.
Badum Badumbadum badumbadum.
Speeding up. Beating again and again.
Badumbadumbadumbadumbadum.
An external stimulus, maybe motion, maybe emotion, beating faster. Again and again.
Badumbadumbadumbadumbadum.
Faster and faster. Beating again and again.
BADUMBADUMBADUMBADUMBADUM
It can be heard now, a hollow thumping in the ears. Felt as a pounding. Blood flowing faster, heart beating faster. Again and again.
BADUMBADUMBADUMBADUMBADUM
There must be motion and emotion. Or perhaps just an overwhelming amount of either. The heart beat stabilises, still too fast. Pumping blood again and again.
Badumbadumbadumbadumbadum.
Deep breaths, calming influence. The beats begin to slow, blood circulating again and again.
Badumbadum Badumbadum badum.
It can only just be heard, only just be felt. Slower, calmer, stiller. Beating again and again.
Badum badum badum badum badum.
Slow. Safe. Steady. Rhythmic. Again and again.
