Every Tuesday I post a writing prompt and my response. It gives me a chance to exercise my writing muscles outside of my WIP, and hopefully inspire you to write. So enjoy my flash fiction piece and post your own in the comments!
Prompt
Source: CreativeWritingPrompts.com
#187 - Create a story, poem or any piece based on this metaphor: a minute of failure
Response
One Minute of FailureA Poem by Krista
One minute of failure
is all it takes.
One minute to ruin
everything.
One minute to end
all hopes and dreams.
One minute to end
everything.
One minute alone
will shape your life.
One minute will determine
everything.
One minute of failure
is all it takes.
One minute of choice is
everything.
When reading your poem, I kept thinking, "Wow, I dont think I could do this!" Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I really haven't written poetry since highschool. It was fun to stretch those muscles again :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent poem! It is like that in sports, isn't it? Imagine an ice skater right before the triple lutz. (Or whatever that jump is called).
ReplyDeleteYes it is! I hadn't thought of it that way. But I did play basketball in highschool. I remember how time usedbto slow down when I took aim. A lot of minutes of failure for me there :)
ReplyDeletePoetry has always been my weakness...speaking of poetry, I actually have a poetry project I have due on Friday...
ReplyDeleteOh, such sadness wrapped up in those lines. This was lovely Krista.
ReplyDeleteSo very true, how one minute can change everything. Great job Krista!
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