Challenge
Word Play: New Terms Used With Original Meaning
Use The Following: gaslight, Ghost, vape, trigger, catfish, dark web, jab, adulting, bias, unlabeled BUT use them as their original meanings NOT meanings from today’s slang. Any format. Bonus points for brevity.
winter wishes
By gaslight I sit by the lake // watching the dark web of the water glow // under the ghost of a crescent moon // a catfish floats slowly by with // gills and whiskers afire
The vape // of a cold winter dawn // jabs at my frozen face an // unlabeled reminder // to leave behind my youth // and step into the role that they // baptized for me long ago
I am biased // towards staying a child // just a little longer // until I figure out // how to start adulting // assuming the responsibilities // that are held to my head // their finger on the trigger
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