Without Power

Without Power


the house’s
hum fell

so it
swayed

like the
candle flame

to creak
like a limb

with a tire
swing

catching
the wind

like the
right pages

folding small
crashes

into the
rocky shore

of a time
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"The Writer's Cramp"  13+: Write the best story or poem in 24 hours or less and win 10,000 GPs!


Prompt: Write a story or poem about what happens when the power goes out.


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