Monday, February 29, 2016

Banned: E and S

Write a poem of at least 12 lines without using the letter "e." Then write a brief commentary on the process of writing the pom (without using the letter "s").

Without all 26 symbols 
Of our crucial vocabulary
What would the country do
But fall into chaos?
How would humans
Allay our burning curiosity?
Display our consuming passions?
To write and to talk
Functions as conduits for our minds
Taking away just two 
Of our significant marks
Would draw harsh scars
Across our spiritual souls

Writing a poem for the problem turned out to be extremely difficult. I had anticipated that it would be annoying but not nearly to that degree. I approached it in an uncomplicated manner. I wrote what came to mind and either reworded or went in a different direction whenever the letter "e" came up. I tried to keep everything within one theme rather than it all be unrelated. All in all, the challenge was pretty fun to tackle.