constructing poetry

ballad of the stalker

you’ve said goodbye,
but I got this feeling inside my bones
that you love me now and
I feel the same way. I need more hours
with you—that’s why I lurk
outside your window, showing up
at your workplace, calling those idiots
you try to replace me with. but if you
really want me, you’re running
out of time.

I’m not a stalker.
baby I still see you.
everywhere I go, I see your face
all made up and
looking like a princess—
it haunts me, like the scent
of peaches and the taste
of blue raspberry gummies
shaped like baby sharks,
and I start leaking like Niagara.

this is perfect—proof of my love
to carry with you—but if you play me . . .
close to that edge. I’m not made
out of steel. if you’re gonna break my heart,
just break it and scatter the pieces
city wide. start with downtown, and
we’ll have only 27 blocks to go
and I’ll be out of your life. just another
ex-love you don’t wanna see,
gone and forgotten.

line count: 30

lines included: all of them.

if you're gonna break my heart just break it
play me close
27 blocks to go
I'm not made out of steel
everywhere I go I see your face
this is perfect
baby, I still see you
you're running out of time
just another ex-love you don't wanna see
looking like a princess
I need more hours with you
you love me now and I feel the same way
I got this feeling inside my bones
baby shark

Prompt 17 ▶︎

Prompt for: December 9, 2018 (Ren)
Subject or Theme: Holidays make us miss someone or appreciate someone more. Your poem must include 5 of these 10 lines that are from songs on my current playlist:


if you're gonna break my heart just break it
play me close
27 blocks to go
I'm not made out of steel
everywhere I go I see your face
this is perfect
baby, I still see you
you're running out of time
just another ex-love you don't wanna see
looking like a princess
I need more hours with you
you love me now and I feel the same way
I got this feeling inside my bones
baby shark



Word(s) to Include: at least 7 of the lines above - please list the ones you used at the bottom in a note.(tense can be changed, but nothing else!)
Forbidden Word(s): (none) (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: Can be serious or humorous...24 lines minimum
Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.