2024 April PAD Challenge: Day 26
I can not believe how close we are to the finish line for this challenge. Also, everyone patiently waiting for the 2023 November PAD Chapbook Challenge results, thank you so much for your patience! I’m still committed to getting that posted before the end of the month, which is nearly upon us. So I’m going to do my thing here and get back to re-reading the finalists.
For today’s prompt, write a persona poem. A persona poem is just a poem narrated in the voice of a persona who is not yourself. Like I could write a persona poem in the voice of Batman or SpongeBob SquarePants or an abandoned payphone beside an abandoned gas station (which I just might do) or a stray cat. Pick someone or something, take on its persona, and write.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at a Persona Poem:
“An Abandoned Payphone Beside an Abandoned Gas Station”
I remember when this parking lot was the place to be
on a Saturday night, and people would take turns
sliding coins in my slot, punching my numbers, and
reaching out. I’d watch the skaters skate, the bikers
bike, and so many people cruise up and down the strip
honking their horns and calling out to each other. Now,
nobody visits, talks to me; nobody hangs; I miss them,
the people, and I can’t help but think they miss me too.