Writersisland-prompt-Unleash
Oct. 23rd, 2010 10:37 amI wrote this and then did not cross post it because I realized that I had changed the prompt word. It's still a first draft of a poem.
This is the actual prompt. I took the picture as prompt and my brain changed the actual prompt word.
tinyurl.com/37xyu88
And my poem--the title is what I thought the prompt was.
“… just a little 
something
to relax.”
And I nod
I assent
watching
as your breath slows
your eyes dilate
your fists unclench
“What a magician you are,”
I marvel
as interior barriers collapse
and the waters of the universe rush into your eyes
Here I am
Houdini’s assistant
I have hammer in hand for rescue
but the cell that fills is you
This is the actual prompt. I took the picture as prompt and my brain changed the actual prompt word.
tinyurl.com/37xyu88
And my poem--the title is what I thought the prompt was.
Release
“… just a little 
something
to relax.”
And I nod
I assent
watching
as your breath slows
your eyes dilate
your fists unclench
“What a magician you are,”
I marvel
as interior barriers collapse
and the waters of the universe rush into your eyes
Here I am
Houdini’s assistant
I have hammer in hand for rescue
but the cell that fills is you