BUCKET LIST is a poem written by Maryam H. Viqar and shared with The Ugly Writers under the theme Terrible Ideas for the month of July.
BUCKET LIST
Drive crazily
In an Arabian desert
Only to be rescued by a stranger,
Can you?
Jog along the grand canyon
To get blisters in your feet,
Can you?!
Creep up from behind
The morpho butterflies
Startling them up from a
Yellow flower
Laugh loudly
Until your sides begin to ache
Can you?!
Fall fearlessly fall
On a heap of crispy autumn leaves
And watch the sun hide behind the clouds.
For long hours
try sitting
With your toes touching a stream,
Can you?
Pick a rose in full bloom
Give it to the next person
You see
Runaway while you still can.
Write a mad love letter
Perfumed with
Your own signature scent
Send it to the one
Who shall never be yours
And forget to mention your name
Can you?!
Just sing a happy song in public
With words you can’t recall
Even if it’s all wrong.
What with the secret heartache
You carry within
Forget about him and move on
Never look back
To search for possibilities
Ever again
Can you?!
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