2009 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 22
Posted by Robert
For today's prompt, write an emergency poem. Everyone has their own idea of what constitutes an emergency, so these poems could be about anything from zombie attacks to running out of ketchup.
Here's my attempt for the day:
"Houston, we have a problem"
An asteroid is flying free somewhere in the universe;
a black hole is stretching everything that crosses the horizon;
even the moon is on fire tonight. Besides, look at this tail
of light, this trail of fire burning across the atmosphere.
What new heartbeat is this? Maybe my pulse will tell
whether love exists or if hell is only a red flag never raised.
Take flight; embrace the night: We're never anything
if we're not completely engulfed in our flames.
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November PAD Chapbook Challenge 2009 | Poetry Prompts
Sunday, November 22, 2009 2:42:43 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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