Wednesday at Poetic Asides, Prompt #275 – Upside Down Poem
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I need to write an upside-down poem –
the moment I spotted the prompt, I rushed
towards it,
as I still remember how very often
I felt like that,
I remembered how strongly I related
to the cliche,
to the awkwardness,
to the confusion.
I rushed to open a new word doc
to simply see:
my life has stopped its topsy-turvy
movement,
it’s lost its gullible
and musing edge
that used to threaten
to kick me off my balance
and leave me stranded,
upside down
on a barren, unfamiliar piece
of soul-land.
I realised my life
has calmed, has settled down,
has gained its weight
and lost its unsteadiness
that once made me
on egde,
afraid of the dark,
and adventurously
alive.
No upside-down poem
from me
this time around.
©2014, MK
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