Wednesday 17 April 2019

Perspective

Today, we're challenged to write a poem which 'presents a scene from an unusual point of view.' The most difficult part of this challenge seems to lie in choosing the perspective from which to write! Perhaps I will settle for a rather obvious perspective which springs to mind...


The fly on the wall

I watched from high
as the world went by
slowly below me

They did not see me,
did not hear me;
all those babbling fools

One fool dropped his food –
I did not doubt I would
land upon that tasty seat

On my spiralling journey south
I'd land on someone's mouth
and be swatted away like the fly I am

But for a little while longer,
until the temptation grew stronger,
I watched the world from high

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