In addition to the [fiction] Friday prompts over at
Write Anything, I've decided to participate in the Poetic Asides Blog's Wednesday Poetry Prompts.
This week's prompt asked participants to write a poem about something I've been through. Here it is, in rough draft form:
“Graduate School Comps”
The light cracks in through the window
The book is in my lap
The cat is on his pillow
Taking his nightly nap
A pencil is my hand
And the computer screen glows
I try to keep my eyes open
But they just want to close
Comps are tomorrow
I’ve studied all weekend
Over coffee at the café
And over beers with my friends
I keep my fingers crossed
That for some reason I’ll be able to pass
So I can get my MA degree
And go on to another task
I let out a deep sigh
Trying to determine whether to go to bed
Or to keep reading
Here at my desk instead.
