Thursday
•Petrol
•A Rope
•Pen and Paper
•A Goodbye
Friday
•A Deep Breath
•A Good Book
•A Hashbrown
•Sunflower Seeds
•Tomorrow
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The Challenge:
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About the Creator
Poppy
poetry in progress
I wanted to title this something different, but worried that my chosen title might cause problems entering the United States in the future so this is the new title. It's the greatest title. No one has ever written a title better than this. (All titles unrelated to content).
Let me be honest. I am finding this difficult. Now, I like a challenge, a stretch, a bit of an obstacle course. “Write about the decline of the British Empire in the form of a narrative poem in which your protagonist is an artichoke” I read, and flex my fingers. “Write a haiku to evoke the sensation of sibilance using only the first half of the alphabet.” “Well”, I think to myself, “this should be fun.” But “write about a system that isn’t working”? A system that isn’t working? Now? In 2026? ONE system? My favourite system that isn’t working? The sexiest system that isn’t working? The one giving me the most angst day to day? The one giving me the most existential dread? I am, as I say, finding this difficult. I will own that I have contemplated writing a thousand words on why the steady “all on” setting on my fairy lights is the EIGHTH of seven options which must be sequentially activated to get there, because that is a system that some fool came up with and it definitely doesn’t work, and now who is paying the price, eh? But how can I write about my fairy lights when…. When…. When….
By Hannah Moore7 days ago in Humans
Comments (13)
What a fun read!!
Oooooh, wow. I adore this one, Poppy. I can totally see someone writing these things down, even if you can’t buy them all at a store… Like the general context of going shopping is enough to bring out the items like “deep breath” and “goodbye.” Clever use of the no-context restriction. To me, it counts. Very poignant. 💗
I panicked when I saw the rope and goodbye but was so glad it's crosses out. Tomorrow. That one word was so uplifting! Sending you lots of love and hugs! Hope you're okay! ❤️
Tomorrow, wow.
Oh my. So much said in so few words. Always buy tomorrow. 🤗
Cleverly done poem… Thursday looked very bad… so relieved that Friday is much more hopeful! Always remember that like the song, you ‘had a bad day… not a bad life.’
As Annie said … “The sun will come out tomorrow.” Hopefully not finding us with Chris Pratt in ‘The Tomorrow War.’ Very nice job with this Poppy.
Poppy, this was amazing, and heartwrenching. Well done on saying so much with so little. Just to check, though, hope you're okay?
I love these two, side by side. Always, wait one more day.
I love sunflowers 🌻
Much as I've been feeling of late. Is everything okay, Poppy?
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Sending hugs!!!