Shaken to the Core
After all these bitter weeks, my poem (possibly inspired by a former history teacher) made the front page of our prestigious literary broadsheet, which was released this morning while the Journalism teacher was out of the building.
Shaken Villanelle
I had a dream that shook me to the core,
Which I should tell before my thoughts confound.
I think that I’m supposed to tell you more:
The hulls of foundered sailboats lined the shore.
Furious whitecaps broke without a sound.
I had a dream that shook me to the core.
You were drinking, you let the water pour
In your palms from a hollow in the ground.
I think that I’m supposed to tell you more:
You were sinking fast, the sand sucked on your
Feet as the ocean surged in all around.
I had a dream that shook me to the core.
The tide was strong, which we could not ignore.
I tried to move but found my legs were bound.
I think that I’m supposed to tell you more:
You seemed doomed but the scene turned black before
I could turn back to see if you had drowned.
I had a dream that shook me to the core.
I think that I’m supposed to tell you more…
I had to put villanelle in the title to make it clear that I had put some effort into it. Still, I probably could have made the cut even if I had submitted this kind of work:
BFF Haiku
Guys, remember the
Sleepover when we watched that
Movie and we cried?
Somehow, I have survived the 3.5 exams of the past two days.
Shaken Villanelle
I had a dream that shook me to the core,
Which I should tell before my thoughts confound.
I think that I’m supposed to tell you more:
The hulls of foundered sailboats lined the shore.
Furious whitecaps broke without a sound.
I had a dream that shook me to the core.
You were drinking, you let the water pour
In your palms from a hollow in the ground.
I think that I’m supposed to tell you more:
You were sinking fast, the sand sucked on your
Feet as the ocean surged in all around.
I had a dream that shook me to the core.
The tide was strong, which we could not ignore.
I tried to move but found my legs were bound.
I think that I’m supposed to tell you more:
You seemed doomed but the scene turned black before
I could turn back to see if you had drowned.
I had a dream that shook me to the core.
I think that I’m supposed to tell you more…
I had to put villanelle in the title to make it clear that I had put some effort into it. Still, I probably could have made the cut even if I had submitted this kind of work:
BFF Haiku
Guys, remember the
Sleepover when we watched that
Movie and we cried?
Somehow, I have survived the 3.5 exams of the past two days.