POETRY

Sister Acts

Prompt response: childhood bedroom

Tina L. Smith
Being Known
Published in
2 min readApr 16, 2021

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Image by ErikaWittlieb from Pixabay

Gold sculptured carpet
concealed treacherous ‘gators; we escaped
by scampering to the top bunk.

Loud, flowered curtains
displayed scary faces at night; I pinched my
eyes closed and buried my face in the pillow.

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Tina L. Smith
Being Known

Writer, humorist, animal lover, lifelong language geek (er, I proofread for fun). I write on diverse topics that catch my fancy. Everything but haiku(tm). [she]