Lives For Knives

Trigger Warning.  Knife Crime. Lives For Knives You carry for protection, To be tough, To be safe. Hiding it in everyday objects, So you don’t get caught.You think it’s your only choice, No one will understand.Can’t be seen as weak,Or things will get quickly out of hand. A confrontation builds.There’s lots of them, Lots of…

Napowrimo 2024. Day 30. Hear Me Out.

Napowrimo 2024. Day 30. My own flow for the last day. Hear Me Out I wish people wouldn’t get annoyed when I can’t hear them. I wish people understood I have a processing delay.I wish I wouldn’t feel out of the loop or isolated, When people talk and I don’t hear. I wish I didn’t…

Napowrimo 2024. Day 29. Earworm.

Napowrimo 2024. Day 29. And now for our optional prompt. If you’ve been paying attention to pop-music news over the past couple of weeks, you may know that Taylor Swift has released a new double album titled “The Tortured Poets Department”” In recognition of this occasion, Merriam-Webster put together a list of ten words from…

Napowrimo 2024. Day 28. What’s Your Skill?

Napowrimo 2024. Day 28 Finally, our optional prompt for the day asks you to try your hand at writing a sijo. This is a traditional Korean verse form. A sijo has three lines of 14-16 syllables. The first line introduces the poem’s theme, the second discusses it, and the third line, which is divided into…

Napowrimo 2024. Day 27. Headache

Napowrimo 2024. Day 27.My own flow again. Headache Head pounding Sound booming Light looming Pain draining Outside blocking When will it be stopping? So done with head aching. By Katie Haigh ©️K.Haigh 27/04/24

Napowrimo 2024. Day 26. Blue Bells

Napowrimo 2024. Day 26. Not feeling today’s prompt. So my own flow again. Blue Bells Blue bells are swaying In a gentle soft spring wind A beautiful view By Katie Haigh ©️K.Haigh 26/04/24

Napowrimo 2024. Day 25. Under the Surgeons Knife

Napowrimo 2024. Day 25. My own flow today. Under the Surgeons Knife Clock watching, Procrastinating, Text checking ,Door opening listening. Thoughts foggy, Wired worrying, Heart racing,Mind chasing. Waiting for news, A mended love one, Hopefully home soon,To rest and recover. By Katie Haigh @K.Haigh 25/04/24

Napowrimo 2024. Day 24. Fatigue

Napowrimo 2024. Day 24. My own flow today. Feeling tired, so went with a little haiku. Fatigue Tired eyes are heavy Worrying restless sleeping Keeps me wide awake. By Katie Haigh @K.Haigh

Napowrimo 2024. Day 23. Super Jerk

Napowrimo 2024. Day 23. And now for our (optional) prompt. Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem about, or involving, a superhero. Super Jerk He says “it’s a secret”,“I have a secret identity,” “I’m sure you understand.” “I can’t say too much” She idolises him, He’s her Superman. Too bad it’s a…

Napowrimo 2024. Day 22.Nom, Nom, Nom.

Napowrimo 2024. Day 22. Today’s optional prompt. This one comes from the poet and fiction writer Todd Dillard, who provided this idea on his twitter account a few months ago. The idea is to write a poem in which two things have a fight. Two very unlikely things, if you can manage it. Nom, Nom,…