This month at the Writer pilgrim Substack, Writer Pilgrim by So Elite has been issuing a prompt challenge, a poem composed of song titles from a particular artist. Jonathan Potter of Potter Poems has one for Bob Dylan. Below is my attempt for David Bowie. A sonnet of sorts.
I'm afraid of young Americans
I’m afraid of Americans
Young Americans
Absolute beginners
All the madmen
All the young dudes
Telling lies
Breaking glass
Panic in Detroit
Oh, you pretty things
Unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed
You've got a habit of leaving
Stay
Hang on to yourself
Let’s dance
Not sure if it’s skill or because I’ve loved Bowie forever but enjoyed this v. much
Turns out there was poetry in those lines after all. Nicely cobbled!