Maybe I’ll measure your spine,
exactly as you’d hoped.
As if length were important,
solidity unquestioned:
urgent, even.
Respecting your wishes;
everything tidy and neat.
With thanks to Deadlines for Writers 12 Poems in 12 Months challenge for the prompt.
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A little dark humor, perhaps?
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yes, and a fair share of nonsense…that’s the meaning of Bobagem in Portuguese. the prompt was Measure and it’s an acrostic
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I imagine the speaker readying a body for a funeral. Or a backyard burial.
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Ooh interesting take on it! Thank you for sharing! Once they’re dead we might think we have someone’s measure
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I wonder if we really truly know other people. And if they ever measure up to our expectations.
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I was in a pretty dark place when trying to write something for that prompt!
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I do like that spine/backbone has that metaphorical meaning
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I don’t like it when people focus on “keeping up appearances”, as though that’s the most important thing…it’s ok to be messy and share your feelings
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