Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest -- April 2021 Contest
Dying to Run
100 words poem – first
2019
Running mentally and physically
I die
I despise running
We have cars now
Why do we need to run
It seems kind of pointless
My body disintegrates
Flat feet, twisted ankle
Suffering, grunting, burning
Blood blazing in my thighs
In one word
agonizing
2020
Pandemic mode – sitting behind the screen doing PE
Loss of muscle tone
The pain of running was just a memory
Life was so much better
2021
Return to school and I forgot how to run
“Look at that troll! Hobbling and wobbling around the field.”
Divine punishment
Destroying me
Mangling my legs, crushing my soul
25 words poem – second
2019
Flat feet, twisted ankle
Suffering, grunting, burning
agonizing
2020
Pandemic – online PE
Life was good
2021
Return to school
“Look! Pathetic troll.”
Soul crushing
Prompt: First Prompts for the April 2021 Year of the Ox Writing Contest. Both 25 and 100 words : )