Unrefined

Free Verse Poetry — The Never-Ending Poem

when we first met you were uncouth, uncut a diamond in the rough

your mouth spit fire your words barbed and bitter your fist raised to the sun

you slammed pungent phrases into smoke-choked bars delighting in shocked eyebrows

I wanted to sting like you wound others as I’d been wounded bask in the glow of frigid faces

by the time I became raw, jagged your edges had smoothed, polished our transformations all but done

©2020 Lori Carlson. All Rights Reserved.

Martin Rushton started the never-ending poem and sparked a beautiful wildfire. I will continue this challenge by tagging ten incredible writers to post their poem anywhere on Medium using my prompt.

Connie Song, Terri DelCampo-Nelson, Tre L. Loadholt, Dionne Charlet, Charlotte Zobeir Ali, Phantom Soul Poetry, Dr John Rose, Randy Shingler, Feather🕊tales, Scott Edgar

Your prompt is euphoria. Keep it going and tag 10 of your favorite writers and create a different prompt. Tag me too and include the original never-ending poem in your post.

I was tagged by A’Sian Starr Carter using the prompt — diamond in the rough. Here is A’Sian’s poem:

I look forward to reading all of your poems, should you choose to play along!

Lori Carlson writes poetry, fiction, articles and personal essays. Most of her topics are centered around Relationships, Spirituality, Life Lessons, Mental Health, and the LGBTQ+ community. She currently writes for Illumination,💜The POM💜 , The Friday Fix, House of Haiku, Know Thyself, Heal Thyself, The Purple Pen, Tempest in Under 1000, The Weekly Knob, The Rebel Poets Society, and Heart Revolution.