HOMEWORK

Darkened corridors loom before her minds eye
Twisting, turning but offering her no alibi
Deeper into the depths of memories past
She stumbles and staggers but still steadfast

Forgotten nightmares gather to stand in her way
Challenging so her judgment they might sway
But deeper into her thoughts she does descend
Till cobwebbed corners say she has reached the end

Desperate within herself she starts to fight
Willing to grasp any straw leading to the light
Too late, now faced with reality she cant quit
So she tells the teacher "Sorry my dog ate it?"
                         Bear

Author's Note

I leave most punctuation to the reader that they can read the poem in their own meter, mood and motility. I thank you for taking the time to read my work.

Reviews

[Stars and Whales]

Haha I love this! Very memorable and can be related to by so many! Thanks for sharing.

[Bear]

Glad you enjoyed it :~)

[Kay]

Haha, this is cute. At first, you're leading the reader to believe one thing that turns out to be something else entirely. And, I must say, I can relate to the anxiety and doomed feeling of not turning in an important homework assignment. A great piece :)

[Bear]

Thank you, being to predictable is not what a writer wants to be so now and then you need to twist your readers mind :~)

[Kay]

Tis' true, well done! ;)

[Gee]

Nice Bear,with a wee twist at the end.

[Bear]

Thank you, and when all else fails one must turn to the classics, and what is more classic than blaming the dog :~)

[Gee]

Lol,indeed...

[Dalton Wagoner]

Nice! I can so relate to this!

[Bear]

Thank you, I hope your dog didn't get sick LOL!

[Dalton Wagoner]

😂 He didn't. But he does like to eat paper! Lol

[Urja Gokani]

thanks for sharing this beautiful poem with us it was a pleasure to read it!!!

[Bear]

Thank you, I don't really do the contest thing anymore but when when I got the email for a Childhood:http://www.writerscafe.org/contests/Childhood/52022/ I thought something whimsical was called for :~)