- Spark -

Burst Poem

Y.L.

I think I don’t deserve to be away from my loved ones

I hate that I wake up to these white walls

I wish I was home and free to do anything I want

I learned that getting fast money doesn’t last forever, 100

I love the fact that she’s still with me even though I’m putting her through pain

I regret leaving that day

I should have stayed instead of going somewhere I had no business going

- Prompt -

One of the best ways to connect with how we’re feeling or what we want to say is to write down what we’re feeling without thinking too much. Before we write this poem, respond quickly--in short bursts of short ideas--to these sentence starters:

a) I think...

b) I hate...

c) I wish...

d) I learned...

e) I love...

f) I regret…

When you finish the brainstorm, choose one of your responses and write a poem. For an extra challenge, try to write the poem without using the descriptive verb or emotion.