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Cold Sufferer’s Interview View

Day 10 for the PAD challenge requires us to write a “suffering” poem about something/someone suffering or even, about a “suffering” poem.

I haven’t a clue exactly where this offering of mine came from, but I laughed aloud when I read it back. I know these kinds of days and circumstances. Enjoy!

Mars in Your Eyes

Ah, that red planet’s
Dust has fallen into your eyes,
Leaving behind reddened weeping;
Your symptoms are unmistakable,
With the sensitivity to sun’s warming
Rays, even as falls of tears wash across
Fiery orbs, detailed with Mars’ Grand Canyon.
Soon nasal accompaniment will ensue,
Bringing with it a flock of tissues,
White until they leave your hands,
To fill baskets with your fluids,
As you struggle to breathe.
Who knew being cold
Could make you feel so hot?

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On the other hand, or side of the ether zone–take your pick–NaPoWriMo asked us to write an un-love poem—sarcastic dislike. Again, something sprang to mind immediately. My earlier jaunt with Muse must have been paying off. I didn’t have to spend hours trying to figure out a subject for one of these prompts. I hope you don’t know someone like this, but if you do, you’ve already learned the lesson.

Will He, Nil He

Responsibility, an unknown
trait in his life,
glares at him from afar,
willing him to try it
for a change of pace.
He honestly cannot see it,
his eyes only on himself;
so beware, those who love him;
he can steal more than your heart,
given his attitude of will he,
nil he as part of his art.