poetry+prompt(s)

"Chain-Link Fence"

Keeping bad things out Or maybe good things in Either fit Interwoven metal string Physically weak Intimidatingly long Keeping kids, and pets in the yard Keeping creepers and predators out Keeping the family together No separation From protection Of the... Chain-Link Fence

Ultimate Poem

Poetry should... Make grown men cry Make weak women strong Take children from fear to fantasy Let the tension out of a teen's life Calm the storm of an infant's rage Bring well-nurtured families together Send bad families to the seas Start the fire of rebellion Cool the flames of rage

Food for thought

Has one ever actually seen a window? Answer of course is no As with many things A window is transparent And what about water? Again no the water is As transluecent as the Air itself A better poet could do this for Any number of days As I'm no great poet I stop here At the end of this poem About as transparent as A brick wall

X-Ray

I see through him He smiles when broken He smirks when torn He fears pain, and yet lives as a machocist His wristband says it all His pain His hurt His broken heart He is known as an "emo" He chooses an unusual self-expression He sees no understanding looks He sees only judgment in the most sincere of eyes He chooses to live a recluse He has no trust He gave that up He lives alone He eats alone He dies alone His funeral is empty Hellish as his life

Absence

Now this room goes dark There is no light Not so much as a spark Though quite bright Now it left its mark The loss has put us in a plight Not a necessity but certainly to remark This mystery thing you enquire? Not a spark Tis' a smile that brings a fire Never acknowledged when sparce The simple smile can irradiate Nay any chamber The size of which is not important Never has a smile not overflow The room with lustrous light