ABC Poem
by Jenners • 02/26/2009 • Writers Workshop • 43 Comments
Another Thursday, another Writer’s Workshop hosted by Mama Kat. I must admit, I very much look forward to doing these each week. You just never know what the prompts might be and what might come flying out of your brain. In fact, I was SHOCKED that this week I ended up doing the prompt that initially seemed the least appealing to me, which was:
Prompt 2. Write a 26-line poem using all the letters of the alphabet, where the first line starts with the letter “A,” the second “B,” the third “C,” etc., culminating with the final line starting with “Z.” (writersdigest.com)
As I was musing over all the prompts, the idea for the poem below just came to me — making me wonder if perhaps I was a teenage boy in a former life. I rather enjoyed this one; it surprised me.
Interior Monologue of a Teenage Boy
Alone at last!
Breathe. Breathe.
Courage.
Don’t think too much.
Easy does it.
First put your arm around her.
Go!
Holy shit!
I did it!
Jesus, help me.
Kiss?
Lips or cheek?
Maybe lips.
Not too wet.
OK…1, 2, 3, go.
Peppermint taste and…
Quiche????
Ready for the next step.
Sloooooowly
Touch
Under the
Velour shirt…
Woo-hoo!
X marks the spot.
Yes!
Zipper next…
This sounds a little to real…teen boy?? I think not. Experimental college co ed?? Mmmmhmmm. I’m on to you Jenners…figuratively.
OMG! Your poem was quite adventurous! Or was it a guide for the little one’s future dates?
I wanted to come by and say hello and thank you for stoping by my blog!
Your poem was great too! Made me laugh. Great job.
This is a very great poem. Love it.
Great poem!! I love that!! Teen angst!
Oh, teenage angst!
Bahahahahahaha! I think I dated that boy!
OH man – I remember those days so well. I even practiced kissing pillows.
I knew that boy once.
Great poem.
I must say, that was very clever. Well done!
Wow, nice job on the poem. That would take me some time.
Omigod, that. Was. Hilarious. Perfectly captures the nuances and emotions of a teenage boy. Love it!
Jenners..you clever, clever girl! That was fantastic!
That was great!
Oh you are a literary GENIUS!!
Haha, I LOVED the poem!! That’s great.
That was absolutely ridiculous. And brilliant. Ridiculously brilliant!
Very nice.
love love the poem!
Great poem. What more can I say?
I love your poem. You did a very good job channeling a teen-aged boy. I can small the hormones…
Extremely clever. So much fun to read. So much of it was surprising in such a sweet, funny way. Quiche… too much. Velour? Any male teen who even knows that velour exists would be someone I’d want to kiss. Bravo!!! We need more of this inspired stuff!!
Wow! That was such a clever, and “descriptive” poem! I nearly forgot it was A-Z
Well done!
Oh, I’m amazed at the poems I’ve seen using that abc-z prompt. I think you captured the emotions of a teenaged boy rather perfectly!
You capture that inner dialogue of a teen boy’s racing mind perfectly! As always, an enjoyable post to read!!
Girlfriend – this is great! I really do love it. You are very clever.
LMAO Jenners! That was great! And probably really true…:O
hahahahahahahahahahaha! That is too rich! I LOVE it! You just made me giggle like that school girl!
You are too funny! Your spin on things is always so refreshing!
omg, I just happened to glance left over by the labels and see one called vaginal odor. LMAO!!
Oh, that was cute and unexpected. Bravo!
M
I’m so impressed! My head hurts just thinking about writing a poem like that.
Great poem. That was cute.
That was GREAT! I love seeing how people go in such different directions with the prompts.
That is HILARIOUS!! And so, so true! I bet the girl was just thinking “what is he doing?”
That was a great twist! Very creative! I liked this prompt too.
Hey, keep that zipper up!! That was great.
Great poem! Very funny. Love the peppermint and quiche.
That is absolutely brilliant! Bravo!
You did an AWESOME job! I haven’t picked a prompt yet, and I don’t know if I will this week. I’m struggling… by the way:
Peppermint taste and…
Quiche????
Was my favorite part. You made me laugh.
That is too funny, and so true! Good job on the prompt.
How cute is that. I might have to try this prompt again.
You did a great job with the poem- I was thinking about doing that prompt too
Jenners, Thanks so much for highlighting and mentioning all those nice things. Words of affirmation is my love language and today my love tank is full.
Loved your poem! We did the same prompt!