Today's Poetic Asides PAD challenge was to write a poem that followed the pattern "Partly ____." Here's mine.
PARTLY HERE
One foot in the water
The other one has paused on the step
I wait for the flag
To signal the water’s safe
The lights inside the house flicker
The people inside constantly change
Alone I stand on the edge
The ripples of the water beg me to enter
My back is hot from the sun
If I stand too long, it might burn
I can’t look back
Just have to jump in
Before...
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