I have a poem for you today. Earlier this year, I took part in an online competition to write flash fiction, or a short poem, from this picture prompt: I didn't win, but I like the entries I made. Here is one of them.
I wish I hadn’t lost my bus ticket.
I wish I hadn’t turned around when he called
‘Hey! Where do you need to go?’
I wish he hadn’t looked so friendly.
I wish he hadn’t stopped in the middle of nowhere.
I wish child locks hadn’t been invented.
I wish I’d fought harder.
I wish I were stronger so I could’ve hurt him.
I wish I didn’t hurt so much.
I wish another car would come by.
I wish I wasn’t so frightened.
