Digging to China (poem)

A Quadrille prompt this week at dVerse Poets, “Let’s get digging”, comes from Punam who asks that we use the word “dig” or some form of it or the D – I – G in other words (like digital for example) in the Quadrille, which is a 44 word dVerse Poets poem, not including the title, that includes a prompted word.

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Digging to China

Tried digging to China

see if I would emerge upside down

become different, new

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I dug

past waiting worms

bones of my undead ghosts

a rusted lunch box rattling with childhood

foundations on foundations

a Chinese man digging the other way

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We nodded, understanding

One thought on “Digging to China (poem)

  1. Nicely written. Loved the climax in the last two lines where you found your Chinese doppelganger!

    By the way, I write poems and scribble about life’s quiet truths. Do check out my blog and subscribe if you like it.

    Keep writing!

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