For today’s prompt, write a suffering poem. A person or animal in the poem could be suffering. The poem itself could be suffering.
Taos Mountain
Loyal Companion
A low moan in the distance
Becomes a wail
Then a howl
Hard to hear
Mixes with the wind
Is it injury or death
Does it matter
Sometimes it is in the land
Over time
Suffering becomes memory
Shapes who we are
A universal experience
A loyal companion