two purely stream of consciousness pieces for the mlmm sunday writing prompt: poetic justice/justify your poetry; no fidgeting or fussing with words, cadence, or thought. I find my self-editor is acting as a stern muse these days, leaving me gasping for words. so, I closed my eyes, shut off my mind, and put these meager words to page. pushing publish before my self-editor awakes from her trance and hits delete!
is poetic justice
the time when
those with lyrical
whimsical spirits
are metering out
the terms of our
existence; the sentence
of our souls?
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justify your poetry
our teacher exclaimed
as if we needed to
explain our existence
the meter of our breath
the future of our souls
in rhythming lines and
iambic-timed verses
feature image: pradiprout @ pixabay
June 19, 2021 at 10:42 am
I liked this poem. The lines, “as if we needed to / explain our existence” were powerful.
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June 19, 2021 at 11:24 am
Thanks, Nicole. It was what came to mind of justifying poetry.
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June 13, 2021 at 4:31 pm
Nice!! Very fitting photo, and loved how you wrote via stream of consciousness. I am GUILTY of overthinking and over editing. Sometimes, when you allow you mind to flow, you achieve the best result!
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June 14, 2021 at 6:14 am
Thanks. Shutting off my self-editor is sometimes the only way I get from draft to published on wordpress.
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