Poetry Challenge - Day 18

For today's prompt, take the phrase "Like (blank)," replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title to your poem, and write your poem. Some example titles might be: "Like Superman," "Like Criminals," "Like a Poem," "Like Whatever," etc.


Like New

The crocus doesn't know
the world is going to hell

This slate grey sky doesn't know
its silver clouds look wan and tired.

The discovered species

is not new to itself
(bug with the giraffe neck)
(odd)

The worm does not know
it was Richard. (kind-of)

I cut it in half with a shovel.
I am sorry.

But part of it crawls off
in its very first moment.

shocked, alive
like new.