Sometimes the only way to really experience something is to smash it apart and examine all the broken pieces. Sometimes perfection is not as truthful as imperfection. Sometimes it’s necessary to tear apart that which we hold dear to discover its true power. We’ve all had transitions in life, moving from one phase to another. These times can be filled with beauty and pain or both.
But what if it’s more than that? How many of us have felt broken - mentally, physically, spiritually? Our stories live in the journey back with all the broken pieces in tow. Share yours. Let’s inspire one another.
Tackle today’s prompt from any angle. What was broken and how did you deal with the aftermath?
Word Prompts:
broken
whole
heavy
accepting darkness
embracing light
strength
Suggested Form:
Remember, our prompts are only suggestions, you can find your inspiration wherever your muse leads you. Please visit the other participants, share the hashtag, #OctPoWriMo on social media, and share your link in the comments below. Let us know how this journey into poetry is going for you and if this is your first year or if you have been with us from the beginning.
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here's to hope! :)
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In my moody self today...
ReplyDeletehttps://musingssurvive.blogspot.com/2019/10/broken.html
If my gloomy-ass self ever inspired anybody, I'd be encouraging that person to seek therapy! ;-)
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I did ;)
DeleteI'm not sure because my memory is bad at time lines, but I do believede I read your work before I wrote my unassorted depression poems.
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ReplyDeleteDay 22
https://rallentanda.blogspot.com/2019/10/octpowrimo-2019-week-4.html
https://link.medium.com/so2wYVXpZ0
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My variant of a loop poem.
ReplyDeletehttps://janedougherty.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/broken-hearts/
https://wordpress.com/post/pipersadventures.blog/13600
ReplyDeletehttps://paeansunpluggedblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/broken-pieces-of-dreams/
ReplyDeleteHere is my link for Broken
ReplyDeletehttps://poetryforhealing.com/2019/10/22/a-thousand-pieces/
The day after the election in Canada, just some musings...
ReplyDeletehttps://sgeoil.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/the-morning-after/
So pleased to be still with this.
ReplyDeleteBut I must get on with my other work!!!
Here is my Day 22
gramswisewords.blogspot.com
So pleased to be still with this.
ReplyDeleteBut I must get on with my other work!!!
Here is my Day 22
gramswisewords.blogspot.com
Again this is one of my first poems . I think it fits the theme :)
ReplyDeletehttps://thetenthzodiac.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/inner-fire/
My picture is on prompt! Don't click on the link if you're scared of x-rays. https://unassortedstories.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/patent/
ReplyDeleteHere's my day 22 take - http://iscriblr.com/all-the-broken-pieces/
ReplyDeleteI Broke My Heart
ReplyDeletehttps://rhscribbles.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/octpowrimo-2019day-22/
ReplyDeleteHere is mine. http://isaiah46ministries.com/2019/10/22/broken-but-repairable-octpowrimo-2019-day-22/
ReplyDeleteHappy to submit one more! https://bethandwriting.blogspot.com/2019/10/octpowrimo-22-broken-pieces.html
ReplyDeleteMy offering for today (albeit not related to the prompt... or is it?)
ReplyDeletehttps://thewabisabiwriter.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-cloacal-kiss.html
Today's prompt inspired a new bokeh photography filter. I had fun with that this morning before writing my poem. experiencewriting.com/2019/10/22/writober-day-22-broken-pieces/
ReplyDeleteMichele, your prompts are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteDay 22:
http://tao-talk.com/2019/10/22/octpowrimo-day-22-broken-toys/
Today's poem: Break All the Pretty Tricks
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https://thefridaysparrow.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/broken-and-blessed/
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