My Last Memory

Published on by Susi Bocks
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #216 & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Caress

poor mia, i’ve left her with scars
and tears and whispers in her ear
our last night in st. louis, the end of a tumultuous era

i turn, heading in the direction of my car
i feel her sad eyes on the back of my head, they sear
my heart races

she knows i still care
even now with me being a giant ass
my actions making me seem crass

but it’s just how things have to be, and now are
my wife said ‘end it, ace,
or risk a monumental financial loss’, giving me a scare

but i’ll always remember mia’s soft caress

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I’ve only done a couple of ‘In One Word Poems’, so I thought I would try my hand at it again with these challenges. Christine – Stine Writing posted about this interesting form a while back. 

The rules are:

  • choose a word
  • list words that you find within that word
  • choose words from that list
  • write a poem in which each line ends with one of those words

In addition, I wrote this piece from a man’s perspective, something I usually don’t do.

18 thoughts on “My Last Memory”

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    1. Oh, yeah! Sorry, I forgot to mention that. I’ve gone back and capitalized and italicized the word – Caress! Ace should get his butt whooped! lol Glad you enjoyed it, Val!

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