Poetry Prompt #2:

Write a poem with a 1 word title, followed by 2 words in the 1st line, 3 words in the second and so on.

SPEAK!

The words

Don’t come easy

Hands are no help

Brain slows down to halt

I thought this would be easier

Maybe if I think harder they’ll come

Muscle memory rescues me when ability has failed

Vocabulary now content, it finds its way into expression

My dearest dialogue, did I wrong you in some manner?

No, it calmly responded. I just don’t work well under pressure.

Prompt #1 No Pressure Poetry (30 Poetry Prompts in 30 Days)
Prompt #1
Write a poem in the form of a recipe or horoscope.

Thursday Oct 30^th 2012

Sagittarius:

Today will be a mixed bag.  Be aware of activities and people that are distracting. You may have low energy and your patience will be short so stay away from unintelligent members of the opposite sex.  If you encounter one, approach them, squat and yell “you going to jail today!” and the universe will take care of the rest.  As usual, mercury is in retrograde so drink Gatorade because that rhymes and you may be dehydrated.  If you are not, drink it anyway to prepare for a drought that will be occurring soon.  This drought could be sex, water, money or sex.  Either way, you will need a beverage. Change is also imminent but will only apply to everything.  You will not need to prepare as long as the Gatorade you drink is orange …like Mercury.  If you have a job, you will work tomorrow.  If not, you will be off. Creativity will be low so do not, I repeat DO NOT try to write anything.   It will be your worse work, yet.   Try not to beat yourself up …and then drink some Gatorade.  Lucky numbers: 68 & 1. Play them together to avoid the drought.

Messages from the Stars

Dear Deniece,

You have been tasked with life

Figure out your place in the world and don’t forget to help those who have lost theirs

This task will not be easy but you have the tools to succeed.

Your toolbox: a combination of creativity, charisma, intelligence, and a smile

These will never dull so use them as much as possible

Everyone’s tools are different.

You may not have what you want, but you have access to exactly what you need.

Never forget that.

Your task will be harder on some days than others.  

Do not lose sight of your goal even when you can’t see it.

Distractions will come. People will hurt you. People will hurt themselves. 

Heal by example.

Loan them your tools, but only briefly. You have a task to complete.

Lastly, Deniece, you are the only you.  The stars aligned perfectly for your existence. 

You we’re meant to be here. 

So what? or So, now what?

So, I’m messy. A friend called it junky but I rebuke that adjective in the name of all things organized…with labels…on shelves ( -_-). So, as I sit here and ponder over the slight embarrassment, I wonder, “is this one of those traits that i’m supposed to own unapologetically (f*** yeah i’m messy, I own a lot of cool shit!) or is this one of those things I should work on to be the best version of me?

Owning it- I really do have alot of cool shit. much of it is clothes that I’ve amassed over the past 10+ years of being the same size with a ridiculous passion for fashion and a clearance/thrift addiction. Becoming a professional 5 years ago, “required” that I doubled my wardrobe. So, I now have a walk-in closet, a dresser, a chest of drawers, and a night stand…filled to the brims…with clothes. Oh, and 3 places that store 10-30 pairs of shoes each. s…m…h… btw, I’ve donated 4 trashbags worth of clothes in the past year. *sigh*

Aside from that there are at least 5 boxes of “stuff” ranging from decor to paper to vintage purses that I need to go through. However, I’m a busy person, those boxes will be there. I’m out being awesome. Besides, they were supposed to go in my other walk-in closet but since I have an unexpected yet wonderfully cool ass roommate, I let her have the closet.

Many things I own get used a few times before they are discarded. Example: decor I haven’t used since ‘08 made a great addition to the shelves I created and installed. *pats self on back*

Changing it- I’ve hired an organizer. Twi…well technically 3 times. Organizing my own shit is not something i’m good at. I have issues getting rid of things because i find something that triggers a memory or inspires something and my ADD comes out to play OR I’ll find a reason to keep it. Before you become an ass by labeling me a hoarder, I’m very resourceful. I have a strong history of being able to take what I have and figuring out a way to make it work for something else. (see above example).

One thing that clouds my creativity is clutter and confusion. This is the best reason that I can think of for changing this aspect of my personality. Increasing productivity is good anyway you look at it. As busy as I am working 10 hours a day, graduate classes, mentoring, and having a small piece of a social life, I really don’t wanna waste my time cleaning up every time I have a big project due or when I’m having guests over.

So, what I decided, which was actually my sole purpose for writing this out is to do both. Yes, I own alot of cool shit. Yes, I need it organized better. No I don’t like shopping for storage or marathon cleaning sessions. Yes, I need help. Yes. I’m still awesome, which I will own until the day I die.



Update: I'm now down to 3 boxes instead of 5. Told you I was awesome. ;-)