During the third marking period, we did a poetry unit in one of my writing classes. Within this unit, I wrote multiple poems, all different types and with different premises. This one is modeled after "Happiness" by Robert Hass and is definitely my favorite out of the ones I have written. Hope you enjoy:)
----
Happiness
Because yesterday morning the man on the subway
read from his book with hurried eyes,
waiting to see what happened next--
and because in class
he read the book under his desk,
hoping to professor wouldn't pull him out of his fantasy--
and because this morning the man finished the book
with a smile on his face--
and with that smile still plastered across his face
he pulled his headphones out of his front jean pocket,
his phone from his back--
I overheard his music as he sat next to me
(he was listening to my favorite),
happiness
because he gave me one of his earbuds for the rest of the ride.
----
How was it? Was it good? Let me know:)
No comments:
Post a Comment