Thursday 6 December 2012

Alone


100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#69
Do read ‘What is 100WCGU?’ if you are completely in the dark about all this!
A picture prompt this week:

ALONE
Left alone, all alone, going solo
Slightly askew, slightly akimbo
Specks and crumbs of knowledge
Spreading out to the edge

Waiting, waiting, forever waiting
Loving living but always longing
That feeling of not quite belonging
To be in with the crowd, always wanting

To be part of the popularity contest
Knowing  I am obsessed
They glance at me furtively
Eyes darting back and forth chastely
Not willing to dive in just for fun
Could I be that someone
They can think what they like
My fingers suddenly strike
To me the spoils  of  victory
It is so very, very tasty.

5 comments:

  1. I like the way your words skip along the page.

    I wrote a poem for this one, too.

    Cheers!
    JzB

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  2. Enjoyed the pace and focus of this piece Sally. Stays with the reader afterwards.

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  3. I love that word "akimbo" - I'm so glad you found reason to use it.

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  4. I like the story. All the prompt did was make me hungry, however. I don't think that is the point...

    Cat

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  5. This is just the sort of poem I like and of course the subject matter is perfect!

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