Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Suckitup



From Poets on the Page. Day 3 of the December Mini-challenge

Today’s task is to write a poem of encouragement to continue.

Suckitup

It may not be fair
What happens
It may not be right
It may be the worst
It may be unspeakable
But we suck
it
up

Carry on
Do what we must
Keep ourselves going
Bounce back
Step forward
Feint sideways
Whatever it takes
Carry
on

Carry
On
People



4 comments:

  1. Its intriguing to me, Annis, to see what your poem brings up in me. For some reason I see a dance. This section, for example, just screams "Movement!"

    Carry on
    Do what we must
    Keep ourselves going
    Bounce back
    Step forward
    Feint sideways
    Whatever it takes
    Carry
    on

    Excellent & very encouraging for me.

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  2. I like this...a different tone than what I generally expect from you...authoritative...and for me this came across as encouraging yes...but with some undercurrents of anger and frustration...could be in part my headspace at the moment but that's one of the cool things about poetry I think. I love the spacing at the end of each stanza. ..adds emphasis...a sense of that directing finger.

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    1. Interesting, Anna. Yes, it's a different tone. Like a "tough love" pep talk. Sometimes you have to switch it up in order to make an impact. Thank you. xoA

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