POEM STARTER
Submitted by Maranda Quinn
Write a Somonka from the perspectives of two lovers. A Somonka is made of two Tankas, with the second responding to the first.
A tanka consists of five lines with a syllabic structure of 5-7-5-7-7
perfection?
he is not perfect
but he does not hide his flaws
he embraces them
just as he embraces me
he is my love, forever
she is not perfect
and i see the makeup that
changes her beauty
from real to artificial
do i want her forever?