2012 April PAD Challenge: Day 6
I hope the challenge has been giving you plenty to write so far. I can’t believe I’m already 6 poems deep into April (and today’s poem is probably my favorite…
I hope the challenge has been giving you plenty to write so far. I can't believe I'm already 6 poems deep into April (and today's poem is probably my favorite up to this point).
For today's prompt, write a hiding poem. You could be hiding. Someone else could be hiding. Something could be hidden. Or maybe there could even be a hidden meaning. I'm flexible with any interpretations poets want to put on the prompt. Have at it.
Here's my attempt:
"Too Quiet"
There are times
the silence
pulls my pulse
out of me
and fills my
heart with blood
so that it
feels likely
to explode
in my chest
but then I
find little
Will hiding
and laughing
it up in
a corner
and I feel
glad to be
alive and
have a boy
who knows how
properly
to mess with
his old man.
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