Nice Man

Girls 
play
out
side. 
Can’t 
be 
more 
than 
the 
age 
of 
five. 
The 
hot 
sun 
beats 
on 
their 
feet. 
They 
watch 
a 
mint 
melt 
on 
the 
street.  
The 
man 
in 
the 
car, 
he 
seems 
nice. 
One 
of 
the 
girls 
does 
not 
think 
twice,
when 
all 
he 
wants 
is 
a 
quick 
hand
shake.  
Some
how 
she 
makes 
a 
break.  
Two 
young 
girls 
run 
from 
the 
threat, 
but 
one 
of 
the 
girls 
does 
not 
for
get.

Form prompted by NPM Nonce Scavenger Hunt hosted by Murisopsis. I chose to use nonce form #1: “The Tail by Michael “Mouse”Murdoch – a poem of single syllable lines. Words of more than one syllable can be broken (but only if the broken syllable is a real word). Loose rhyme is expected. The theme should be a “tall tale”or at least a tale!”

Subject inspired by NaPoWriMo day nineteen daily prompt: “Now, cast your mind back to your own childhood and write a poem about something that scared you…”