Nov
22
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 19
For today’s prompt, write a “suspicious minds” poem. When I assembled these prompts more than a month ago, I considered this one of my more unusual (and more creative) prompts… Anyway, I’m thinking there are a few ways to go with this prompt. One, write a poem in which the narrator is either suspicious of someone or is the actual one under suspicion. Two, write a poem that plays with repetition–as this song does. Three, write a poem that is a performance poem spectacular (as this song is here). Of course, you can always bend and blend the prompt as you see fit.
suspicion lingers
shattered trust slowly rebuilds
with loving patience
lengthy process to replace
past abusive memories
photo by Nisa Yeh, found on flickr
powerful and evocative picture. Well done!