Hello Beautiful Thinkers,

I’ve made a new enemy at work! Like most of my enemies he doesn’t know about it. You know the old saying “keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer.” That’s how I roll with my enemies so that I can slowly destroy their self-esteem. Okay, I’m mostly being over dramatic. He’s not really my enemy and I won’t be destroying him, but he did piss me off and I will take my aggression out on him in my imagination so that I can stay professional in the office. So BTs do you have any similar situations at your work? Write a poem about the revenge you would take if you didn’t have to remain professional.

Keep Dreaming Beautiful Thinkers,

The Boy In The Heart Shades

Hello Beautiful Thinkers,

Write a poem about bad decisions. How often do you make them? Do you know that they’re bad ideas in the moment or do you have to wait for the consequences to be sure? Think back to your most recent bad decision, like the sixth shot you drank even though you started the night telling yourself that your limit was four. What are the consequences for this decision? Can you take it back or do you simply have to live with the choice you made? And of course the biggest question of all, was it worth it? Will your poem be warning people away from making the same mistake or can it become a funny tale that you share with others.

Keep Dreaming Beautiful Thinkers,

The Boy In The Heart Shades

Hello Beautiful Thinkers,

I’m looking at my desk and seeing how dirty things can get in just a few days. I mean I just cleaned this thing and already it’s dusty. It probably doesn’t help that I have two cats contributing their hair to all the dust. But enough about my desperate need to swiffer. Write about the filth in your life. What is that spot you always mean to clean but never get around to. Or that you know you cleaned not to long ago and it’s already dirty again. Write about how the whole world is actually made of dirt and how it’s impossible to keep it clean. Or write about metaphoric dirtiness if you aren’t at all bothered by the literal kind.

Keep Dreaming Beautiful Thinkers,

The Boy In The Heart Shades

Hello Beautiful Thinkers,

Write a poem about traveling. Is it something that you love to do and look forward to doing whenever you get the chance? Or is it all one giant pain in your ass? Either way there is plenty to write about. You can romanticize your destinations and write about the once in a life time experiences. Or you can write about the turbulence that made the baby in the seat directly behind you cry for your entire flight. If you’ve never been able to travel before write about how what you think it would be like.

Keep Dreaming Beautiful Thinkers,

The Boy In The Heart Shades

Hello Beautiful Thinkers,

Write a poem about what you think is the best piece of advice you could give. I think that my favorite example of this is Shel Silverstein’s “Listen to the Mustn’ts.” Your advice doesn’t have to be for children if you don’t want it to be. It doesn’t have to be kind advice either. You could write a poem advising people to get their shit together if you’d like. The advice and age group that your advising will probably give you an idea of other parts of the poem though, like the tone, word choice, and form. Think about the type of advice you wish other people had given you throughout your life or the bad advice you’ve been given if you need further inspiration.

Keep Dreaming Beautiful Thinkers,

The Boy In The Heart Shades