Happy Escapril! I hope everyone’s had a good weekend so far. I’m a bit late…as I took a break yesterday. I’m dropping another poem this month with @adventurerswritingguild’s 8th Escapril prompt, “What’s the truth?, combined with the 7th Shy Prompt, “domestication vs rewilding!”
I am incredibly late on this combo prompt and have been trying to slow down so I don’t burn myself out again; however, I started to write a completely different poem but ended up writing the combo one I didn’t complete initially!
In the end, I hope you enjoy this unrestricted ride of my thoughts!
I will do a spoken poetry video at some point, and update this post with the link. Maybe a graphic for it.
Thank you for 100 followers, yall! I hope you’re enjoying the ride. 😁
11:46 AM Update
Good Morning! I wrote it late last night, and I admit I was muddled when I wrote it so it may not flow as well or portray things how I intended. There are a few references within this one. But it’s basically me writing a letter to break free to be unrestrainable due to my power and agency as many often are. Signified through wearing my natural hair out as my mane.
A reference to a quote in the Indiana Jones films; there’s one where he’s lecturing in a class and he says, “Archeology is the search for fact, not truth. If it’s truth you’re interested in, Dr. Tyree’s Philosophy class is right down the hall.” Flip that quote to the opposite perspective, Dr. Tyree saying, “If you’re seeking Fact, Mr. Jones’s class is up the hall.”
Idunn Apples I was referencing from God of War, without the specifics of the myth associated with them.
Idunn Apples are collectible items found inside Nornir Chests in God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök. These mythical apples are cheris
The duckling reference
Hair references
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The last is my connection to Dragons.
8:39 PM Spoken Poetry Update
[#escapril Spoken Poetry] “Freedom : Unrestrained” by CJOAT for AWG’s Escapril