1. Emoji Poetry (Free Verse)
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The officer
Was on his break
Just like all of us
Lazily hanging around in the summer
Procrastinating work
With a popsicle in our mouths
Champagne was his sweet treat
Or maybe it was apple cider?
But all that sugar fueled him
To go to the gym
Before he is not able to run around anymore
It was astonishing seeing him lift weights
With such ease
As a normal human
Could not have done it
What was the key to his success?
Could it be that he looked at himself in the mirror
And didn’t like what he saw?
Or maybe
It was someone who insulted him
That gave him motivation?
Either way
It was beneficial for his health
To maintain a good physique
The air in his lungs
Was just as important
After months of training
He finally looked at himself in the mirror
And after all that work
For the first time
He liked what he saw
He wasn’t that little kid anymore
Popsicles turned into champagne
Working meant actually trying
And
Being tired
Wasn’t just “tired”
It was now exhausting
He smiled
Thinking back to when he was a lively kid
Catching frogs and dragonflies
Making burritos with his dad
While his mom yelled at him to clean his room
There wasn’t a care in the world for him
Soon, spring came around
His favorite daisies bloomed with happiness
As his smile was plastered on his face
It was like a rocket blast off
Out with the old
in with the new version
Of himself
Marriage with diamond rings
Glasses for his old eyes
Talking about his days of imagination as a child
Filled with genies
Like in aladdin
A selfie with his family
And a close knit relationship
That would last generations to come
He was getting old
But he was happy
With a big family
To tell stories to
To make memories with
And most importantly
To share wisdom and love
2. Haiku
Making and sharing
Eraser, broken pencil
Write words on paper
3. Dramatic Poetry
Gossip,
yet again.
I hear words behind my back
Who is spreading them?
Oh
I don’t know
Its not within my power to find out
Maybe a friend
can help me
step out of the dark
Where I’m hurt
and heart broken
Everyone is talking
Behind my back
Drama is everywhere
And I can’t help listening in
and talking about it
But I feel bad
What if what I felt
Other people felt too?
It’s ok
Maybe I can do this?
Or not
Gossip
and drama
can not
be avoided
Any time
Any where
It’s always there