Poetry Challenge #152-Me in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
In honor of National Middle Child Day, think about your placement in your family. Are you an oldest or a youngest? An only? A middle child?
It’s thought that middle children have it the hardest (hence Middle Child Syndrome), but research has shown that middle children often have the best peace-keeping skills. They’re very good at finding ways of getting attention. They’re independent and have an easy time making friends.
Poetry Challenge #152
Me In the Middle
Make up a singsong refrain about being a middle child that’s 2 lines long.
Then write a poem about middle children everywhere. You can write about your own experience as a middle child or about a sibling or relative or friend. Or, write about a time you were the friend in the middle.
After every 2 lines of your poem, repeat your refrain.
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing
Don’t Think Too Much About it; Just do it!
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge more than 1570 prompts ago! (without a miss!!!) We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments. And scroll down for my happy news:
