7 Responses to “Reckless”

  1. Melony • January 10, 2018 at 2:59 am #

    Wow! Completely unrecognizable from the original text. I love how simple yet haunting your erasure is 😀

  2. Nate • January 10, 2018 at 11:17 am #

    The poem brought together a full story for me. Someone speeding in a car, an accident, the deceased looking back on her/his moment of spontaneity and realizing it wasn’t worth it. I also like how you left the last line open for interpretation. For me, it is asked with the understanding that the apology isn’t enough.

  3. asha • January 10, 2018 at 11:22 am #

    This could equally be titled A Parent’s Dread At Having Teenaged Drivers. It’s not as catchy, but wow this is my living fear (and I’m sure you understand that only too well).

  4. MM Schreier • January 10, 2018 at 2:58 pm #

    I loved how you teased out something so radically different from the original text. And to tell so much in so few words!

  5. Lisa • January 10, 2018 at 6:04 pm #

    Ooh, so much in so few words. Not so easy to do, but you did it well.

  6. Michelle H • January 11, 2018 at 4:31 pm #

    Whoa, intense. It conveys so much emotion and story in such a short space.

  7. Donna-Louise Bishop • January 11, 2018 at 5:08 pm #

    You used a great selection of words here to create a simple story with a big impact. I love how this form brings life to old words.