Category 2022 Poetry Prompt 1: Air
Air by Laurie Brin
Air by Becky Crookham
Suffocating in the drivel Stuck here in the middle Coasting on momentum Acquired in the past No longer available Unable to slow down Unable to speed up Circling, watching A spectator orbiting Wanting only to fill An impossibly small void…...
Hope by Che
i have given up many times lost all sense of worth, purpose i gave in to obedience to orders, not often pleasant i became aimless directionless, with no ambition no desire. no passion. i lost faith in breathing in the…...
Random Observations by Pam Muller
Let Me Be Where The Air Is Blue by Susanne Bennett
Let me be where the air is blue, Pastures green, a soothing hue, Where gentle winds bring rosy cheeks And nothing, nothing of this illness reeks. * By a virus, small, elusive, vague, This illness (deadly as the plague) Throttles,…...
The Deadly Marriage by Andie
1/22 Air by Sherry Young
I. Can’t. Breathe. by Karin Panaino Petersen
I can’t breathe. Kneed throat deaf ears stifled heart I can’t breathe. Muted child hopeless trust wounded soul I can’t breathe. Invisible isolation hidden bruises chained freedom I can’t breathe. Resources raped rabid money no food I can’t breathe. Choking…...
‘Transmutation is in the Air’ by Zannie Rose.
Air …...
An Ode to Air by Amana
A Blessing – Estelle Westley
Your sports car, with hood down Winds its way down the coastal road Your hair flows freely behind you Feeling exhilarated, you enjoy the air. That’s good The mother-in-law argument May sometimes be unavoidable Gossip should not cross your lips…...