#20 Poems in 20 Minutes Challenge

My feet start moving

The moment the back beat drops

Hip hop, don't you stop

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When it starts to rain

My heart starts swelling with joy

Until it's over

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The purest of hearts

Can undo decades of pain

If you just let it

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facing disaster

Only the strongest of wills

Can survive the pain

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I sometimes wonder

If we could reverse back time

Would we, really?

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Though it is scary

You have to grow up sometime

You can't stay a kid

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Look at that old tree

It doesn't ask for anything

Love and respect

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Pain and suffering

only love, peace, and patience

Can help, in the end

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One thing is for sure

We are all the same in death

Whoever we are

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Want some life advice?

Don't waste precious time on hate

But, choose love instead!

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Thanks for reading!

Author's Note: As a way of challenging myself and because the next few pieces I have to write for challenges are difficult and challenging, I decided to try and write 20 haiku in 20 minutes. This is another take on Judey Kalchik's challenge #100 Things in 20 Minutes, which you can check out below:

Basically, I failed. But did do 10, so that's something. If anyone else is foolish enough to try it, post your efforts below, and I will include them in this piece. I reckon 10 should be the target. I am keeping my original title the same, though, to document my failure!

Here are a couple of other pieces you may be interested in:

You can also take a look at the rest of my work here.