Poems are real hard to do A splash of rhyme Something with meaning Something universally true You gotta start out slow Speed it up the middle Bring in an image, and boom! You’re ready to go? So how does it work? How does that boom get written on paper? How do you make a frog a prince? The power’s yours, that’s the perk A pen and suddenly you’re a creator A forest, a beach, a mountain, a crater You got a whole world at the tip of your quill Start scribbling now so you’re better for later Maybe they’re not so hard to do Write about anything that pops in your head Write about your family or your favorite thing The world is yours. It’s really up to you.
— Bridget Keon
Melting Reality, Fior Cecchi-Rivas, Georgetowner 2020 alcohol markers and pencil
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