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.

What Did You Do?

The rose in your hand

Your knee on the floor

The evening sun shining on you

The shock in her eyes

Her smile falling away

Oh, Tommy, what did you do?

She's shaking her head

And turning away

You try to call her back, you do

You drop the flower and reach for her hand

But she's gone

Oh, Tommy, what did you do?


The phone in your hand

Your eyes full of tears

You cannot believe that it's true

But it is, you've been blocked

She's not getting your texts

Oh, Tommy, what did you do?

She won't answer your calls

Or hear you at all

After what you did out of the blue

An old friendship shattered

Like it never mattered

Oh, Tommy, what did you do?


The knife in your hand

Your whole body shaking

As you take in the horrible view

Her eyes open wide

Clutching her bleeding side

Oh, Tommy, what did you do?

If you can't be her man

Nobody else can

In your anger, it felt easy and true

But now that it's through

Blood and bile rise in you

Oh, Tommy, what did you do?

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