Lyrics
And last but not least, today’s (optional) prompt. Take a look at Kyle Dargan’s “Diaspora: A Narcolepsy Hymn.” This poem is a loose villanelle that uses song lyrics as its repeating lines (loose because it doesn’t rhyme). Your challenge is, like Dargan, to write a poem that incorporates song lyrics – ideally, incorporating them as opposing phrases or refrains.
Abroad, abandoned, in shining city
Night lights guiding in all directions
no clear way forward
Lisa says, on a night like this
It'd be so nice if you give me a kiss
Dark room, Karaoke scene
Empty bottles of soju strewn
Waiting to be collected and recycled
They ordered champagne but they still look thirsty
I need to sleep, why won't you let me?
Song lyrics in Korean and English
I'll give you 21 21 21
It's your turn to sing, everyone cheering
But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
If you ain't got that do re mi
Out with the truckers
and the kickers and the cowboy angels
Some soft reprieve in endless night
In my doorway we shucked and jived
I didn't know whether to duck or run,
So I ran
Morning sun glow outshines neon
It'd be so nice if you give me a kiss
Abroad, abandoned, in new sun glow
In a Bleeker street cafe
I found someone to love today.
