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The Unconventional Will
I’ve been told I have to write a will
Perhaps, in case, I am to be killed
I know not what to say
I have nothing to leave behind
Perhaps, in case I am to be killed
My dreams ripped from my hands
I have nothing to leave behind
Only my thoughts and stories would remain
My dreams ripped from my hands
Shattered and laid bare on the pavement
Only my thoughts and stories would remain
Unfinished and hidden away from those that need it most
Shattered and laid bare on the pavement
Characters abandoned on the tide
Unfinished and hidden from those that need it most
I would wish for these to be completed
Characters abandoned on the tide
Forgotten by the ever changing world
I would wish for these to be completed
For I’ve been told it is to be my legacy
Forgotten by the ever changing world
I know not what to say
For I’ve been told it is to be my legacy
I’ve been told I have to write a will
It's a Pantoum Poem! We learnt about them last week and I wanted to give it a try! The aim is to repeat the second and fourth line of the last stanza as the first and third of the next. Of course, the last verse is an entirely different matter as you saw.
The idea came from an ad on the radio, saying that everyone over 18 years of age should have a will. All I could think of, was that all I have to my name is a bunch of debt... and my story ideas. So I decided to write my unofficial will... in a slightly different way to normal.
Reflection: I don't quite think the verses flow from one to the other as nicely as I would have liked. I think that's my novel writer coming through - each paragraph is a different theme, different trail of thought. Perhaps not the best for poetry.
So Imma keep working on this, polish it till it shines and all that fun stuff. Maybe one day in the not to distant future I can add a better version below.
Until next week
Rose.
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