This is a bit of a forum game, but at the same time it has the capacity to result in a bit of poetry, so it goes here. I'm going to supply a line of poetry, and the following poster is to create a poem using the line I gave as their first. Along with their poem, they supply a line for the next person to write poetry on. No restrictions on the type of line or poetry; just keep the line open ended.
Zero plus two is three plus four minus five I can do math with no calculators. I can skydive with no parachutes. I can drive with no steering wheel. I can read with no eyeballs. I can do math with no calculators.
Why can't you die?!?!? Immortality, your curse Fading away is your life And dying is your cure
You've tried and tried again to live But now you can only hope to die You can't return this cursed gift Your life is now your lie
Your burden is heavy, your heart as well Your eternal fear of burning in hell Gone forever, but now you know That hell is on earth, and now you can't go
I take down old photos and replace them with new A new family built upon the shoulders of the old Towering family trees are sent back into the past Ancient bloodline, slowly dying, infused with life
Can you hear me now? I use half of my voice to speak. And if I even go to work, I work for half of the week. And when you glance across the room, You catch just half of my stare. Check out my shadow on the wall, There's only half of it there. Put your hand against my chest, And feel just half of a beat. And watch me hop across the room, With only one of my feet. I need the other half of me, I don't know how I get by, When I can only see the world, Through just one half of my eye.
Every news page says more of the same thing "We're making progress, we're recovering." Every news page will tell the same old tale Never would they tell you, Uncle Sam has failed
"A murderer executed by firing squad." But what they don't tell you, is it's all a facade "Another oil spill, again caused by BP!" But they never report on the harsh reality
The tabloids will tell you other peoples' mistakes "Lohan arrested again, it's the breaks!" But they never consider what's really important Not celebrities or fashion or any assortment
Some might tell you about politics and such "Tea Party v. Obama...wish them good luck!" But only you can know what's important to you And that's what you make it, your life as you choose
The great fire in heaven Rained down upon the earth Bring destruction and death Purifying what was corrupt Paving the way for the next generation A new life to rise from the ashes
