First Actual Poetry Post

 I'm going to share with you the first two poems I wrote in Neil Hilborn's writing circle on 9/9/20.

The warmup prompt was to start a poem with the line, "Nothing ever absolutely has to happen".

Sometimes all it takes is a feeling
An urge, a desire to make a change.
That soul snatching, empty helplessness
to just get out of bed in the morning.
That moment your inner voice finally erupts and shouts,
"ENOUGH!"

The main prompt was to write a good old "Fuck You" poem to someone.

Listen here you Texan fuck -
You can put on your "Good Ole Boy" act in front of my family and friends
Make them think you treat me like a queen,
But your list says otherwise -
Yeah, that list you made and then read to me detailing all the ways I wasn't good enough;
Not lady-like enough, I cussed too much, I never wore dresses or skirts,
But my favorite was how much you hated that I walked around with chipped nail polish!
You should know this;
I've changed none of those things about me.
What would I change about you though?
I'd erase your strident voice and over the top drawl,
Your feigned "Holier than thou" attitude would be weighed down with cinder blocks
And dropped into the deepest body of water, never able to emerge.
Most importantly, I'd change you into a woman
So you could see first hand the shit we put up with from guys like you.
Then, I'd change you back and maybe, just maybe
You'd become a decent person for the first time in your pathetic life.