This prompt didn't thrill me. A CW class exercise of the most basic order, but still, it's general enough to bend it to your will. One was to take the phrase The problem with and fill in the blank. I fiddled around with syllabics, but eventually allowed my ear to take over and gave up on formality. Again not great, but it satisfies the exercise and gives me fodder for future days The problem with flesh The problem with flesh is that it doesn’t turn into what you want: lean frame, muscle, new marrow, head of hair. The problem with flesh is that it’s water, and like a dirty fishtank becomes a kind of theatre for those who observe as we flitter and flake about stones and kelp. The problem with flesh is it must be fed and walked. And left up to its own devices burns like a fast wick on summer days.
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