Challenging Poetry

Pandora

I like the comedies best,
reveling in wit and irony
and twists of life that ultimately

end happily. in tragedy, all die
except the most broken, who
live in sorrow forevermore.

I don't claim tragedy, but
life has twisted me in knots,
and my writing is coated with

blood and death. yes, I believe
in hope, I read hope, have endured
much hope, but when I write,

hope is a harsh punishment,
the last and worst monster
left in my box.

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April 20: allow yourself some "drama"