48. The Stars: Take inspiration from a night sky. Or, write about a time when “the stars aligned” in your horoscope. I’ve never been good at finding constellations in the sky with ever being able to identify the big dipper and Orion. I had a BF in Saipan who would talk about the Southern Cross
47. Light Switch: Write about coming out of the dark and seeing the light. I was raised Catholic complete with catechism on Saturdays and church every Sunday. When my sister would wear a short dress to church, our dad would make her change her dress. His view was that she was living in a Catholic
46. Dirty: Write a poem about getting covered in mud. January 2020 we heard about the wildfires in Australia.We watched in shock as trees burned and animals perished.We thought the bad stuff was getting out of the way early.The rest of the year will be great. We heard of a virus that was causing problems
45. Mirror, Mirror: What if your mirror started talking to you? What might the mirror say? You do know that you don’t see yourself as others do, right? You see the imperfections, the inconsistencies, and the parts that don’t fit with society’s standard of beauty. You look at the lines around your eyes, the crease
44. Insult: Write about being insulted. How do you feel? Why do you think the other person insulted you? I wrote about various teachers insulting me, and am not sure why they did what they did. I’ve always been confused by those experiences. Classmates were fond of insulting me: my looks, my height, my sexuality.
