Career Hubris
Her hems are crooked, her seams all puff,
and if that is not enough,
her fabric’s cheap, her colors clash.
So though her duds cost lots of cash
(because she calls it haute couture)
I fear she is an amateur.
For the Word of the Day challenge, the prompt is “Amateur.”
Hubris
The amber glow of candle light reflects against the wall,
but caught up in your hubris, you don’t notice it at all.
You seize the chance to prattle on about your newest deal,
overlooking table settings and this tender veal
I’ve cooked just to your liking. The asparagus grows cold
as you expound on how intelligent you are, and bold.
While I, my dear, think my own thoughts concerning your bombast,
of how this anniversary might well be our last.
Here is the challenge given by okcforgottenman. The three words he gave me are hubris, hat rack and unwieldy. The poem below is given in jpeg form because it is a shape poem and WordPress changes the shape to left justified in the Reader.
To see my other poems written for this prompt, go HERE.
Thanks, okcforgottenman, for the three-word prompt. To see okcforgottenman’s blog, go HERE.
The Prompt: Write a piece making use of an article, a noun and an adjective provided by one of your viewers.
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