2023 April PAD Challenge: Day 24
We've already written poems related to smell, sound, and taste, so let's keep hammering away on the senses.
For today's prompt, write a touch poem. For the senses, I'm thinking of touch as a hand reaching out, though it could also be a foot or just bodies pushed close like in a concert or public transportation. But that's just when thinking about the senses.
Also, I'll also accept other interpretations of touch, like someone who has the winning touch in a game or has a special touch in dealing with people.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at a Touch Poem:
"follower"
listen but don't speak
look but don't touch
it doesn't seem like we
were allowed very much
but i couldn't say so
or call attention to it
because the rules i followed
wouldn't let me do it
