Ash (an acrostic poem)

And the fires of rejection and hatred consumed his heart

Slag remained after the flames died down to embers

He left her, and the ruins of his life, behind as he staggered away

 

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Bounce (an acrostic poem)

Boing, boing, boing went Maurice’s heart down the stairs

Outside he kept his happy face pasted on

Underneath he was screaming and sobbing uncontrollably

No one had told him how to handle the rejection

Counting to ten he smiled weakly at the cashier

Everything had to be put back because his checking account said so

 

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