Challenge
Cliché and Idiom sayings taken literally
Use a cliché or an idiom to write a poem/prose taking the cliché or idiom literally, but don't specifically say what it is, so others can guess in the comments (and because, well, clichés are cliché).
List of suggestions:
Costs an arm and a leg
/Blessing in disguise
/Nerves of steel
/Letting the cat out of the bag
/Wild goose chase
/Woke up on the wrong side of the bed
/Throwing caution to the wind
/Scared to death
/Speak of the devil
/Elephant in the room
/Head over heels
/Cat got your tongue?
/Read between the lines
/Heart of gold
72 reads
my kintsugi man
you are beautiful
every
battleworn inch
of you
most especially
your
flaws
i am
drawn
to the underdog
broken,
self mended
fighters
with my
faith
i feed your need
lift
you
to the sky
pour
love
unconditional
into
your
parched vessel
knowing
you
will reward me
i admit,
i lack patience
to delay
in all other things
i am patient,
i swear
but when it comes
to opening
for you
welcoming
your
energy
i
am
insatiable
unable
to hold
back
label me,
i shall bare
anything for you
greedy
hungry
impetuous
the divine pain
when you force me
to wait
s l o w
b e g
a n t i c i p a t e
i am
Icarus.
feel me burn.