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In Love with Myself… #Writingprompt

Balroop Singh gives us the first poem in response to the prompt. Powerful and hard-hitting. Enjoy!

Pixabay image by Brigitte Werner

In Love with Myself

by Balroop Singh

I had dreams and desires
Aspirations to excel
To acquire Midas’ touch
To accomplish the abstract

I pushed my way through
Deep valleys to rumbling clouds
Undeterred by lightning
Fervidly seeking success

But I soared too high
Forgetting Icarus
I opted to be a superman…

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19 thoughts on “In Love with Myself… #Writingprompt”

  1. rijanjks says:
    May 6, 2019 at 1:16 pm

    Quite a different perspective on the image. I love it and can see where the inspiration came from.

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  2. roughwighting says:
    May 6, 2019 at 5:11 am

    Yay, Balroop. I LOVE your take on this photo prompt!

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  3. jenanita01 says:
    May 6, 2019 at 2:28 am

    Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.

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  4. jenanita01 says:
    May 6, 2019 at 2:28 am

    Having to leave our link here, as my brain cannot remember how to pingback. We loved this prompt, and here’s the link: https://wp.me/p2XQu3-cCE

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  5. Ocean Bream says:
    May 6, 2019 at 1:40 am

    This is so awesome! Especially the last two lines – and what a clever response to the image. 🙂

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  6. Robert Matthew Goldstein says:
    May 5, 2019 at 11:52 pm

    Extraordinary poem.

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  7. balroop2013 says:
    May 5, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    Thanks for the reblog Diana, much appreciated. 🙂

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  8. Bette A. Stevens says:
    May 5, 2019 at 12:28 pm

    Great!

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