https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-yP7mb8UE
She spied him in a room of jumbled words
Across the space of comments he was there
Standing alone, looking nowhere
His gormless fish out of water expression
Gave her a rye smile.
Curious she approached
Said something about poetry,
They were as if magic words
He fired back ‘Maybe you should try some
It’s a beautiful way to express the way you feel.’
His encouragement stunned her
Why would he waste his time on her?
A lowly writer, struggling to finish a book
A book that cut her more than she admitted.
But she was piqued in ways she never experienced
She looked again found his words comforting
Noticed he began to read hers
Thought that’s just him being nice.
But he wrote of passion and compassion
He wrote of invigoration, his support moved her
She felt a sudden awakening
Her attention once riveted in the same as, same as,
Turned to this man, who was different.
She thought do I dare
Desire to spend time with him
To discover what makes him tick?
As each day passed she found
She was growing more enamoured of him.
At the same time in a small room
Miles from anywhere and nowhere
The man of jumbled words
Was thinking the very same thing.
Morpethroad 
Wonderfully done 😀
Thank you so much.
Lovely to read of possibilities; possibilities built on passionate words. Trying to just smile with this one.
Thank you my friend…..a smile is a start I guess….
You know, not get all teary-eyed. Happy teary-eyed for them.
Oh well that is different…..I think…..
I miscomboobled myself. Your poems usually resonate with me so much I either cry because of sadness, or because of happiness. I was going to try and just smile over this poem — a wonderfully intense and vivid expression of hope, love, and possibilities. The stuff I usually cry over too. Guess I cry a lot.
It’s ok to cry you know…..
I think you did an amazing job with this prompt Michael – in fact, so much so, I prefer your version than the lyrics of the song. I like how you turned it into something far more positive, hopeful and encouraging … and how the sensitivity and curiosity win over … even as vulnerability and timidity are floating about.
Truly great Michael 😀 you found the melody 😉
Thank you Pat, its so often a matter of where the lyrics take you…..glad you enjoyed it and I do believe hope is so important in getting through each day…..thank you again for your generous comment…
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You got me in the feels, my friend 🙂 A “room of jumbled words”…
Thank you so much…this one led me down that pathway……I’ve been enjoying these prompts
Happy to hear. Not always sure what people will respond to. Feels a little like hit and miss still. What are your thoughts on Bowie for Friday?
Well I’m not a great Bowie fan but it would be appropriate. In all honesty I look in the lyrics for a key word or phrase that I can work from, that’s how I approach your prompt…..though the songs in themselves are always interesting.
Ahh..good to know! I was saddened by the news as he was one of my early heroes growing up. He taught me it was safe and important to venture outside of “normal boxes” and develop your own identity. That, and I was a fool for his tights and long hair in “Labyrinth” 😀
Yes I well remember Labyrinth my kids and I watched it numerous times…..and you are right he did stretch boundaries and so I’m glad you saw that it was ok to go beyond the ‘normal boundaries.’
Lol my sisters used to watch it on repeat so much that I still know the entire dialogue by heart. I’m still undecided about the prompt. I’ll come up with something interesting guaranteed 😀
Great looking forward to it as always…..