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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
Alternate: Splat! Use that word in a story or a poem.

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Maybe-Angel

imagine's picture
Submitted by imagine on February 2, 2008 - 17:17.

Last night
I dreamed
of our maybe-child.

We named him Angel
because he
could fly,
even
without wings.

His deep, searching eyes
were yours,
his long fingers
were mine,

his energy
was ours.

I woke up,
and cried because
I could still feel
his tiny maybe-hand
curled around
my thumb.

I could still hear
his maybe-words
echoing as
he whispered
to us:

I love you.

Special's picture

maybe-child

Submitted by Special on February 2, 2008 - 17:19.

aww,

when she cries
you see
tears
of
your maybe-child

imagine's picture

Who's "she"?

Submitted by imagine on February 2, 2008 - 17:20.

Who's "she"?

Special's picture

i have no clue!! i say

Submitted by Special on February 2, 2008 - 17:21.

i have no clue!!

i say random things

i'm weird like that.

imagine's picture

Ah. I see. Random things are

Submitted by imagine on February 2, 2008 - 17:22.

Ah. I see.
Random things
are perfectly acceptable. :)

Special's picture

Why is it a

Submitted by Special on February 2, 2008 - 17:24.

Why is it a maybe-child,

can't this dream become
a reality?

imagine's picture

Because I'm 14. Bit young to

Submitted by imagine on February 2, 2008 - 17:26.

Because I'm 14.
Bit young
to be having a baby.

Just a dream, anyway.
There are many dreams I have
that I wouldn't want
to come true.

Special's picture

only 14 i would

Submitted by Special on February 2, 2008 - 17:30.

only 14
i would have
guessed
eighteen
or maybe a little younger

but don't we all dream
to be the creator
of some sort of life
there is no reason
why this child
won't come to you
in the future!!

Schila's picture

Yah...

Submitted by Schila on February 2, 2008 - 17:31.

Awesome poem!

Usagi's picture

Maybe-child

Submitted by Usagi on February 2, 2008 - 17:47.

Maybe-child--an image of a child without the annoyances, inconveniences, burps, diapers, cries. A child made up of the pure joy of parenthood, with none of anything else.

imagine's picture

I love how you bring

Submitted by imagine on February 2, 2008 - 18:42.

I love how you bring out
elements of my poetry
that I don't realize
exist.

ParisianTwist's picture

I have dreams of

Submitted by ParisianTwist on February 2, 2008 - 18:24.

I have dreams
of maybe-children
too.
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