Inspired by the song “Both Sides Now”, we’re writing both sides of the coin. Write a hard and easy poem. A good and bad poem. Light and dark. Find your own and write at least a two stanza poem in this vein!
WALT’S SIDE
OH VERY YOUNG YOU’RE GETTING OLD(Faded Blue)
Youth is fleeting;
a rapid retreat
to the rear as years
pass. All class has evaded,
you live a jaded existence.
There is a resistance to do
anything to tip the cart;
the art to which you aspire
has lost its fire in your mind.
You find your words old,
having been written time and again.
Your mood ages with your worn and tired muse,
you refuse you listen to reason,
your words commit treason and
your heart is empty and old.
You’re not really cold,
but your fingers are blue,
and so are you. You’re old news.
(c) Walter J Wojtanik – 2024
MARIE’S OTHER SIDE
FOR YOU
Your life can’t be good.
Don’t listen to those who say
God can make a way.
Time is running out.
It isn’t possible your
Changes can be made.
You have to settle.
Don’t believe for a second
Your life means something.
© Marie Elena Good 2024
This is a Reverse Poem. Please read the poem again from the bottom, up. I wrote this 3-stanza poem in my favorite 5/7/5-syllable style.