Day 4 - Napowrimo

Today's poem I used the @poetrypromptgenerator on Instagram. I used the 4/1 post that referenced the Gwendolyn Brooks poem "To the Young Who Want to Die". Instead of using the suggested prompt, I used Brooks' poem as inspiration for the sijo that I wrote below:

Tipping point

I learned at 23 not to drive

off a cliff with intention.

Instead, I crafted myself

into a woman I liked,

not into a shadow

of everyone else’s regrets.

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