Friday Writings #143: What Makes You Scream?

 

“Just scream! You vent, and the body just feels good after a good old yell.” 
Carol Burnett

Have you ever screamed? I’m not talking about shouting at someone who doesn’t listen or yelling an answer in a classroom. I’m referring to the kind of screaming that leaves the throat raw and the mind tasting of blood. I have—more than once, actually—and the results have been… mixt.

For today’s optional prompt, (Rommy and) I invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by what makes you scream (out of fear, frustration, joy, anger, etc.).

Please, add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant. 369 words maximum (excluding title), for prose and for poetry. You may share old or new pieces of poetry or prose. You may write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing. Visit other poets and storytellers. Read their contributions. Comment on their screaming words.  

for next week, Rosemary will invite us to consider “Untitled -19”, a poem by our regular participant Rajani Radhakrishnan.

The Scream, by Edvard Munch

Friday Writings #142: Letters to Your Body

 

Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! I'm filling in for Magaly this week. Her choice of optional topic was to write a letter to our bodies. My body could certainly use a little encouragement, post-COVID (I swear my legs did not feel this heavy a couple of months ago). But in general, I think it's a good idea to check in with our bodies and give it what it needs (whether it's another set of leg lifts or a well-earned recovery day).

You can choose to contemplate the marvels of your body or share some writing on whatever has captured your attention this week. I shall be happy to see either poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction. Just please keep your entries to 369 words or fewer and remember that it's just one post per person.

Next week, Magaly shall take over for me and my optional prompt, what makes you scream (out of fear, frustration, joy, anger, etc.).