POEM STARTER
Write a Pantoum on any topic you like.
A pantoum is a poem where each stanza is 4 lines, and the second and fourth line of each stanza are repeated as the first and third lines of the next. As this creates a lot of repetition, try to pick a theme that would benefit from emphasis of certain lines.
Sick!
Unknown becomes known
Once was, now is
My clarity begins,
With a diagnosis
Once was, now is
Today’s shadow is tomorrow
With a diagnosis
I don’t dread what I’m up against
Today’s shadow is tomorrow
The shade remains heavy
I don’t dread what I’m up against
I’m ready to fight for my life by any means necessary
The shade remains heavy
But the darkness is no longer scary
I’m ready to fight for my life by any means necessary
Come along, this is gonna be sick!
Follow me as I enter my next chapter, living with vasculitis (among other ailments :))
