Wednesday, April 30, 2008

• Lather, Rinse, Repeat Yourself

  Poetic Asides – Poem-A-Day Challenge – Day 29 Prompt:
  
  

  The first "Two for Tuesday" prompt is to write a poem about exercise. For most people, you either love it or hate it. If you do exercise regularly, it would be interesting to know whether you do it for the end result (that is, good health, a trim physique, etc.) or the process itself (just because it feels good to move).
  
  Prompt #2 is a little more open-ended for people who don't have any emotions whatsoever attached to exercise. For this prompt, I want you to write a poem in the 2nd person.
  
  

  
  
  TEENAGER INSTRUCTIONS
  
  open your eyes
  shut off the alarm
  roll out of bed
  stumble to the sink
  peer into the mirror
  frown, smile
  stick out your tongue
  
  grab a towel
  turn on the shower
  undress and step
  into the water
  
  wash your body
  please use soap
  rinse well
  turn off the water
  step out of the shower
  
  drip onto the bath mat
  as you dry yourself
  try not to slip
  on the wet tile
  
  apply deodorant
  brush and floss your teeth
  comb and dry your hair
  then dress yourself
  
  clean toothpaste
  from the mirror and the sink
  pick up the soap, shampoo bottle
  and accoutrements
  from the shower floor
  put them where they belong
  
  close the shower curtain
  wipe up your wet footprints
  pick up your dirty socks
  toss them in the hamper
  hang your wet towel over the bar
  
  good morning star-shine
  it’s a new day
  and coffee is waiting
  for you in the kitchen
  
  oh, and use a clean cup
  
  TLS, April 2008

  

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