Challenge
Write a free verse poem: When you said ...
Write a 12 to 21 line free verse poem about something a parent, sibling, or significant other said to you that was surprising to you. Begin the poem with the line, "When you said ...." Remember, free verse poetry doesn't follow strict patterns or conventions such as meter or rhyme scheme.
That Night.
When you ventured...
And you said: yeah, but I get it.
You did.
Before I diffused, back to me...
You took it up, you did:
It's called spite, sister.
You're right.
You were right. You will always:
Say, cus you're older...
And I don't know where it came from.
I usually save that shit for me.
So, we must have gotten pretty tight.
But yeah. you were right.
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