Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #49 : Use this sentence to inspire your piece of poetry or prose: "We are all broken." The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100 and will be placed first on our Spotlight page and the runner-up will receive 1000 coins. When sharing to social media, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge #getlit #itslit
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We Are All Broken
by Angela Kempe
We are all broken
Like the cake that was smashed
Still hot from the oven
But to the floor crashed
We are all broken
Like ornaments shattered
When that cat got tangled
And we lost what had mattered
We are all broken
Like ceramic cracked vases
With carefully glued edges
That fill dusty spaces
We are all broken
Our bones stiffly creaking
Like the boards of a staircase
moaning and speaking
We are all broken
Like rocking chairs crippled
By memories flowing
From an old women, whittled
We are all broken
Make no mistake
For if we can live
Then we can break