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Music Prompt #39 “Keep Your Head Up” by Andy Grammer

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmrOB_q3tjo For my youngest daughter who is doing tough right now with three small boys.   It’s hard right now to keep your head up When so much shit is happening around you. What with boys to care for A … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 20 – The Unsaid

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Michael

For today’s prompt, write a poem of what goes unsaid. It was the unsaid that drew our attention That’s why it was unsaid. There were feelings to consider Decorum, convention and dignity. What if the truth were revealed Shame would … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Poetry – Week 11 – Relics

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Michael

Can you get over it? The pain? The turmoil? I feel it grabbing me Like a hand from the grave Pulling me back Dragging me down to that one place We fight tooth and nail to avoid. We set out … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Don’t Take On More Than You Can Bear”

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Michael

For the umpteenth time that day he found the child huddled in the corner. Withdrawn and forlorn, the child, ragged and bedraggled stared at the wallpaper between sobs and sniffles. He knew the issue at hand. The child was thinking … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 18 – In the Staffroom

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Michael

For today’s prompt, write an office poem. It’s the hustle bustle The urgency of every decision Piles of requests and orders Referrals from over worked staff The endless paperwork Rising stress and trauma Of deadlines and student reports. I breathe … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #155 “Collage 21” – When a Life Writes Itself

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Michael

When a life writes itself There is no telling Where the next sentence starts Nor where it ends. There is no way of knowing what tomorrow brings Even though inside you want More of what today gave you. So you … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #38: “I See Fire” by Ed Sheeran – Phoenix

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynzP4BPmq4   I see fire. A fire igniting The person you can be. From the cold cinders of a past Beset with confrontation and brutality You rise like a phoenix From the ashes of your life Bright, brilliant and full … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Poetry – Week 10 – Man on Bus Stop

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Michael

Out walking with my companion We came across a man on a bus stop. Said man on bus stop stops us Asks me a most unsavoury question. Can he perform a lewd act upon my person? I am momentarily taken … Continue reading →

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Poetics – Fantasia – When the Weeds Conspire

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Michael

On days when I’m not at my best I feel the urge to step outside Breath in the air Look at my garden Proclaim to every weed: “Today is your day.” They roam willy-nilly A law unto themselves. I have … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #37 “Burn” by Ellie Goulding – Old Man

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGyEd0aKWZE Old man sitting on the side of the road Watches bewildered as the world goes by He doesn’t get it but he does care That this world is not, the one he once knew. He chews on some bark, … Continue reading →

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