Teacher-writers at ethicalela are sponsoring a month of poetry writing.
All educators can join in, too, at this link!
Today's prompt is: lift a line, a sentiment, a theme from another author's poem.
I am stealing a theme from Gae Polisner's poem "Renovation", as well as
Allison Berryhill's "There Goes".
It's only stuff
my head knows that
my head knows that
these memories are just mine
these memories are just mine
no one else will care when I'm gone
no one else will care when I'm gone
instead, they'll be annoyed
instead, they'll be annoyed, because
it's only stuff
and they'll be left to deal with it.
The repeated line structure is effective. A few years ago we cleared out my parents' home. And yes, there was a lot to deal with, but I took some things that hold significance and history.
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