Originally Posted: October 10th, 2011
Updated: January 4th, 2020
prompt: “Chocolate Milk :0)”
It’s kind of funny that this one is a little sad, seeing as the prompt was from my childhood best friend…a friendship I have happy memories of
Originally Posted: October 10th, 2011
Updated: January 4th, 2020
prompt: “Chocolate Milk :0)”
It’s kind of funny that this one is a little sad, seeing as the prompt was from my childhood best friend…a friendship I have happy memories of
One of my fondest memories is blowing into a plastic cup of chocolate milk with a bendy straw. The cup’s plastic label was peeling and filled with tiny air bubbles that I would poke, that were the raised head of some cartoon character.
To me, this one encapsulated the burden of youth. Nicely done.
I could clearly see that moment you shared…timeless! Thanks for reading.
Your second stanza is my absolute favorite.
I’ve been rewriting a lot of these poems for consideration in my Typewriter Poetry chapbook…and that second stanza you mentioned has been getting on my nerves. I’m never sure if I should keep it or tweak it or leave it as is. Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it–now I know to keep it!