Challenge
earworms
Those random thoughts, song lyrics, bits of phrase or slang that get caught on repeat inside your head. Whether it’s the opening line to your favorite song, the piece of advice your mom says each time you walk out the door, or a spiraling though of your own design. Share with us your latest earworm in your options of prose, poetry, or more.
Earworm (A Modern Villanelle)
If the past is dead,
then why do I dread
these infernal dreams?
If the past is dead,
the present matters.
The future is bright.
Then why do I dread
these slices of death?
It's the memories.
If the past is dead,
I should be able
to dismiss these thoughts.
Then why do I dread
this possessive sleep?
My will has no strength.
Nightly I become
the fantoccini.
If the past is dead,
then why do I dread -