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Dance Recital
Pretty girls patiently sit while mothers braid, twist, and pull their hair.
Perfect ponies pop up over the crowds as they leave.
Mine fell out, his hands tangled my locks. “Don’t worry Dad, try again!”
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This piece is in the structure of a sijo poem, consisting of 44-46 syllables with a twist at the end. I learned about this form of poetry in my creative writing class as a senior in high school. I really enjoyed learning about this type of poetry because the "rules" that come with it feel more like guidelines and allow you so much creative liberty. I wrote this poem about going to dance recitles with my dad when I was young, where I had to have other people's moms do my hair and all that. But seeing him cheer for me was always the best so I wouldn't have had anyone else take me.