And just like that, we're starting week 2 of this challenge. It's time to roll up your sleeves (if you haven't already). For today's prompt, write a metaphor poem. A simile is when something is like a something else (example: I am like a tree); a metaphor is when something is something else (example: I am a tree). So take a moment to consider possible metaphors and then poem them out. Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them. — Robert Lee Brewer, Writer’s Digest
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i am
the worn and tattered cloth
caught 40 feet up
in my neighbor’s tree
how did it even get there?
the bee
my dog jumps and snaps at
in his overgrown puppyish way
one day he’ll catch it
and it will die defending itself.
the water
in the creek behind my house
that flows unceasing, clear
until the storm comes
then fills its banks
and roils, opaque and angry.
the plant
above, reaching for the light
photosynthesizing;
below, roots growing and growing
for sustenance, stability,
enough to break the pot.
i am nothing,
and i am one thing,
and also all things.
i am
I really enjoyed this one, and I want to suggest you try it, too! Don’t worry about whether it makes sense or if you could defend your ideas to someone else. Just think about how you’re feeling, and find an object you can relate to, then put yourself in its place. The first thing I thought of that related to my state of mind was an old, tattered flag. Then I remembered the cloth I recently noticed up in the tree in my neighbor’s back yard, so that’s where I got started. The dog and I have been spending some time out on the deck (that’s where I was when I saw the cloth in the tree), and he’s really interested in trying to catch the bees that fly by. I just thought about the consequences when he finally gets one. And on from there.