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Quirky Prompt 24: The Comedian’s Confession

In honor of April’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), and to celebrate the upcoming release of “Seesaw,” a quirky poetry collaborative book by Ken Tomaro and me, I will post a quirky prompt each day in April. Submit your best quirky response poem (no more than 26 lines) to the Seesaw contest on Prolific Pulse Press:https://forms.gle/3a3NBmohikms19yA8 […]

Quirky Prompt 24: The Comedian’s Confession
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Road Trip

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Road Trip

Acrostic Poetry

Refresh apps
Organize vehicle
Arrange refreshments
Download map
Top off fluids
Refresh home apps
Inventory that all is ready
Pray and have fun

….

With this being a long weekend for many, this is my acrostic in response to the Daily Prompt for the Poetry Circle of the Garden of Neuro.

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poetry

Lessons not taught in history books

Lessons not told in history books

I asked myself
what worth am I
to a relationship
with you.
I questioned
my deficiencies.
As you kept wandering.
checking your phone.
having clandestine chats.
That’s when I knew
it was not me.
All you needed
was available
at home.
You desired
to look elsewhere
and I let you go.

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This is in response to the poem a day challenge for April. You can find out more about this prompt HERE