OCD takes over
Five pieces of bread
Five pieces of bacon
Five pieces of biopsy sample
Five chunks of meat
Five chunks of musty cantaloupe
Five chunks of concrete fallen off a bridge
Five fragments of wisdom in an ancient language
Five fragments of song I know but can’t recall
Five fragments of shattered glass to be found later
Five pictures of a wedding
Five pictures of a mountain draped in morning fog
Five pictures of relatives celebrating, now all gone
Five thoughts of fear while laying in bed
Five thoughts of remembrance of the best summer
Five thoughts of resolve to make this day
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Wow, Bill. I find this urgent, descriptive, and compelling. I will now see more fives in the day.
I put together the five fingers on each hand in applause to you.
This is fantastic! The concept really works. The list maintains interest throughout.
Hey, fantastic! I love the way it builds, I could see this as a prompt, similar to George Ella Lyon’s “Where I’m From”.
Creative. Thanks for sharing this.
The leaps in thought and connections are wonderful. Many surprises!
OCD can be very creative!
I love how you use repetition and form to tell a story here. It’s very effecting and intriguing and–agreed with Coleman–a great place to launch a form.
Great specificity — makes this poem really sing. Thank you for sharing it!