Movie (an acrostic poem)

Making pictures move to you whim

Order grows out of the chaos of the world

Verifying that the human condition still means something

Inside those pictures a story unfolds

Engaging your heart, mind, and soul

Help (an acrostic poem)

He looked around desperately looking for anyone

Except for Jeremy.   Jermey had caused all this

Losing all hope, Percy opened his mouth and the water rushed in

Percy’s liquid screams were never heard

Mistake (an acrostic poem)

Making sure to ditch his wedding ring in his pocket

Isaac walked into the bar liked he owned the place

Sitting at the bar, a red head in a tight white blouse caught his eye

Taking his time to strut over, he made sure she noticed him

As his pulse kicked up he slung back a shot of whiskey

Killing any conscience that was still left

Escaping remorse till the morning

Lonely (an acrostic poem)

Looking around the mass of undulating people, Marcus grimaced

Originally he and Andre were supposed to play chess

Now Marcus was at the “party of the century”

Everyone was in everyone else’s space, gyrating to the primal beat

Leaving Marcus craving for a way to flee from all these people

Yet it wasn’t meant to be.  He was an island in that sea of humanity

Curry (an acrostic poem)

Candice was so hungry that she put up with Phil

Uselessly she tried to ignore his latest tirade

Relishing in the mix of spices, the hot, the sweet

Reality threatened to implode her moment

Yet the next bite blew Phil away

Hug (an acrostic poem)

Holding her close, Jenny didn’t want to let go

Until that very moment, Jenny had felt lost in the world

Going forward she now had an anchor

Testing (a 100 word story)

Gerald pondered his test as the professor glared at him from the front of the class.  Gerald had no problem with this tests, but more with tests in general.  He thought that testing was only one way to really quantify how much he understood the material.  There were so many other ways to show competence.  Gerald quickly wrote down some of his favorites.  He could compose a poem based on the material.  He could create an interpretive dance.  He could even cook a meal based on indigenous recipes of Uganda to interpret the material.

Gerald’s physics professor wasn’t amused.

Quest (an acrostic poem)

Quinton checked his watch

Ursula should be walking her dogs by in two minutes

Everything led to this moment in space and time

Stepping up behind her, he slipped the package into Ursula’s pocket

That was worth the experience points

Dreary (an acrostic poem)

Despair-grey colored skies frame a blasé landscape

Revealing the emptiness before me

Entering my vulnerable soul

Attacking what little gumption I had

Removing emotions through a lobotomy of feelings

Yielding a puddle of blah

Water (an acrostic poem)

Wearing down mountains into molehills

As well as etching wrinkles into the landscape

Tumbling towards the sea with reckless abandon

Entering a union with its brethren in a lunar dance

Returning to the sky to begin the journey again