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    When a Three-Minute Writing Challenge Turns Into One Minute Poem

    December 8, 2016

    Keeping the peace at all cost means peace is lost to a sincere respect for fear. Smoothing over hurt, anger, hate – Just see and wait. Normalizes. Compromises. These shadowed oppressions need voice. I choose this choice. No more hiding. Done dividing. (Note: The Minute Poem consists of 12 lines, 60 total syllables formatted into 3 stanzas of 8, 4, 4, 4 syllables each, with each pair of lines rhyming. Isn’t that fun?)…

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