Found poem pantoum - 3 bus tunnel guards watch brutal beating in Westlake Station
3 Seattle bus tunnel guards watch brutal beating in Westlake Station
She thought the men would protect her.
The group followed her from a nearby department store,
and she deliberately stood next to the three guards.
The guards have standing orders to "observe and report."
The group followed her from a nearby department store.
They said she had "nice things" and that she acts "white."
The guards have standing orders to "observe and report."
The victim lost consciousness during the attack.
They said she had "nice things" and that she acts "white."
The police refused to escort her to the bus tunnel.
The victim lost consciousness during the attack.
The police didn't know. The tunnel is just below the department store.
The police refused to escort her to the bus tunnel.
They provided the victim with an opportunity to leave the area via bus.
The police didn't know. The tunnel is just below the department store.
The victim was not hospitalized. she has a potentially fatal heart condition.
They provided the victim with an opportunity to leave the area via bus.
She deliberately stood next to the three guards.
The victim was not hospitalized. she has a potentially fatal heart condition.
She thought the men would protect her.
4 comments:
what a horrible incident this was! I like the ending stanza the best. I know in a pantoum you have to use specific words to end the lines with, but I find the complete repetition of lines to be heavy-handed.
Keep on writing!
Love,
YVVLM
You're thinking of a sestina, YVVLM - a pantoum *requires* the repetition of the lines. Check this out for a good example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantoum
sorry - i bow to your expertise here! i forgot the rules for pantoum.
hope you're having a good shift,
YVLM
After reading the article I now have a better understanding of the poem. It is a horrible story and I must admit that when I first read the poem I had a shiver going down my spine! But I wondered what in the world prompted you to write it!
LYP
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