I wanted to see if I could write a poem with only one word each line, it made me think of different ways to convey ideas, and made me try out different strategies
Oh my love I see you It’s okay You shift slightly, as if in disco… Don’t worry
I have no friends I have no home Till my time ends I’ll be alone I’ll be alone
Haikus are tricky. You have to be quite careful. Refrigerator.
The charcoal sky crowned a dreary… Moonlight drifting to the floor Silence Blanketing An old predator prowled
I hunt. The mist wraps around my skin The slightly damp air feels suffoc… Yet free I know my time is drawing near
I have gazed upon the world snake,… And the world’s cradle stared back It’s very eyes, like oceans, it’s… It’s teeth, greater than any blade I could see it’s body lacing over…
A revolutionary, adolescent prodig… Has nothing left to lose, except t… has to be better. Has to be smarte… Has to be different. Has to be ma… I’ve gotta surpass. Lest my talen…
Its eyes pierce my soul. Deep crimson, they are. I try to lift my rifle, but I fin… I’m trembling. Trembling!
The devil in my mirror Told me on Sunday That I was nothing And I listened The devil in my mirror
A stare down New weapons Old ways Old ways for hurting people Smoke blocks the sky
An explosion of sound The most discordant tones Clash with the most emotive harmon… Colour streaks around me The most vibrant hues
The eyes constantly watch me, Digging into my flesh like razors, Judging every move I make, Every letter my pen writes, Glaring into my soul with contempt…
The rats, oh the rats, are crawlin… They scurry and run, and they run,… They bite and then bleed and then… The stench of the rats sickens, th… They screech as they crunch under…
Fragile fractals compose my flesh Porcelain ligaments Glass muscles Slightest slip up Biggest mistake
It would be so easy to let go Imagine that Let the current wash me away I’d like to But every time I try to