POETRY / POETRY PROMPT
Opening the Floodgates
An unstoppable natural force
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2 min readJul 30, 2021
Tears of salty shame,
the signs of pain emerging
from leaking tear ducts.
Little floodgates opening
as the levee starts breaking
With thanks to Sahil Patel for creating this poetry prompt challenge:
Day 19’s prompt is to “write a poem about an incident that forced you to cry no matter whether you wanted to or not.”
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