He rubbed his bald head in frustration
All his follicles had rebelled so young
It made him wonder what he did to them to make them hate him
Really they just wanted to show off his head’s perfect shape
Hair (an acrostic poem)
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Tool (an acrostic poem)
The hammer felt so good in his calloused hand
Only that didn’t seem enough for this task
Opening up the metal box he reached in and pulled out a larger hammer
Looking at his source of frustration he grinned and went to work “fixing it”
Hater (an acrostic poem)
Howling in frustration at not being able to participate
Abby kicked her sister as hard as she could
That made Matty scream, “Why did you do that?”
Even if I wanted to, Abby said, I can’t kick the whole team
Reactions like that made Matty wonder the border between being a lover and a …
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Thinking (an acrostic poem)
There are always two sides to every story
He put down the book and shook his head
It didn’t really make sense that it was black and white
Nuance told him two sides were really a myriad of grays
Knowing that and applying it were two different things though
It made his life a practice of frustration, but still he tried
Nothing could be gained by giving up, so he embraced the gray
Good thing he was already color blind
Finals (an acrostic poem)
Frustration drips from my forehead
I stare blankly at words as they dance
Not understanding their motions
Aching to bleed out the answers
Listening to doubt chuckle
Sad that this is the way it all ends
Never Short On Words 