NAPOWRIMO 2018

 Day 20

 A rebellious poem
The speaker or subject of the poem could defy a rule or stricture that’s been placed on them.


 




oh so you're a poet
published?
she enquired with the curled sneer of one who has taken offense
at someone breaking wind in the elevator
the "not doing well" sign flashing warning lights as well

 social pariah poet smiles politely and laughs inwardly
 sadly still stuck fast in a middle class upbringing
 which prevents her from telling this arriviste bitch to "Sod Off "






Day  21

 

opiate fuelled inspiration
a reverie in clouds of euphoria
a fantasy adventure
figments of imagination float
in epic tales allegories psalms
all concocted from the comfort
of a bed looking out on to a rain forest

Day 22

“You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.”  ― Annie Dillard

Susie Clevenger's Prompt @ Imaginary Garden with Real Toads




when the hunter is sitting hot on one's tail
the hunted have no choice
a thelma and louise is the only option

if one is  very lucky
miracles do happen
one might have a guardian angel
who stays alert
doesn't nod off or take a vacation
steps up to the mark and lends you a spare set of wings
on the way down

it's not just the cat who has nine lives