Sitting in the stuffy car
On an insanely long drive
My family is getting annoying
My sanity can barely survive
While mum and dad have their music on
My sister is quite entertained
By picking, poking and prodding me
Until I go insane
Finally I can stand no more
I yell until I'm blue in the face
But mum and dad still don't hear me
I'm yelling into empty space
So I take matters into my own hands
I decide to deal with it myself
I take my fist, shove it into her nose
Now she's as quiet as an elf.
Author notes
Please know, that this poem was written before I entered this contest, but I didn't have it on AP yet, so if you want to, you can count it as a prewrite(its only fair)
A contest entry
- Exasperated? by RatherImaginative.
1750 points, ended December 18, 2007, 12 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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That's really funny. . . I was quite amused by the title. Great job.
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Your poem made me laugh. I'm the oldest of five kids (three younger brothers and one sister), and the piece brought back memories of almost every long road trip my family took when I was growing up. Someone was always beating up someone. I loved the last stanza. Thanks so much for entering my contest!
FYI: A prewrite is simply something that was posted on AP before being entered in any contest. Some contest hosts specify no prewrites, wanting only pieces inspired by their prompts. I just didn't want poems that had already won gold in someone else's contest.
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