Writing Prompt #132
Set a timer for five minutes and then write, nonstop and without judgement, starting with the phrase, “One moment I’ll always remember is…” When the timer sounds, go back and add more descriptive physical details and imagery. Using whatever form you like, build a poem to share that memory with readers.
One moment I’ll always remember is the shouts They were loud enough to wake up the neighborhood I wanted to fight, but I didn’t budge It felt like deja vu Only that time I was a kid who didn’t have a clue But I still remember the imagery of her flying across the living room The same room that she groomed me in Then again, it was the shouts From when she tried to put him out, And he laid out in front of the car she was in I guess that was a different time with a different crowd But the same officials had to be called The same tears fell from her little eyes that night While mines fell too like always, Always
