POEM STARTER

Write a villanelle about something that has been abandoned.

The villanelle is a type of poem characterised by its repeating lines and ABA rhyme scheme which create a lyrical effect. There are a number of other rules for a full villanelle if you wish to incorporate them.

Forgotten Fingerprints

Left Behind


Taken away, forced to a new place,

After years of silence, they gave few calls,

I feel unseen, like they forgot my case.


I sent out letters, after finding my face,

But no one cared to break the walls,

I feel unseen, like they forgot my case.


There sits my old name, my forgotten face,

Ignoring my signs, dismissing my falls,

I feel unseen, like they forgot my case.


Trauma blocked my memory, along with all of the mace,

But fear still happens, pain still crawls,

I feel unseen , like they forgot my case.


Why don’t they care, it’s such a disgrace ,

Walking down abandoned halls,

I feel unseen, like they forgot my case.



I hold my truth but hide the case,

I wonder if they still think of me or wait for my calls,

I feel unseen, like they forgot my case,



A ghost hidden in plain sight, without a trace,

DNA protocols, forensic clause,

I feel unseen, like they forgot my case

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