These two poems were created as part of a challenge I set myself! I took the word 'full' and decided to write one poem that interpreted the word positively and one that interpreted it negatively. I found it fascinating to see where my mind went when I was forced to reconsider and explore a simple word in ways I may not have considered before! See below for the two poems-
Negative-
As the sun burns out
Through waving trees,
Ember
Shot through with fire...
I am full.
Full with the fury
That turns
Bird song
Into gunshot wounds,
Screams of beauty,
Into a day so dark.
A mower purrs,
Trampling grass,
Under sharp blades,
Cutting through
Greenery,
Unaware
Of it's imminent deadening.
Positive-
Sorrow
Full
Mixed blessings
Pride before fall
Sorrow before full.
I swim through
Turbulent tears
Breakaway skies
Till
Sorrow
Fills
Me.
Unhappiness flying headfirst into balance.