The Corpse
By Alexus Lee
“The Corpse” is a found poem based on The Metamorphosis.
without a word Leave at once! following gleeful figures. And emerged dreams. Journey afraid, eyes bowed in silence. Three left for warm sunshine. Quieter in the corpse room now fully light. Flat and dry without looking back appeared a certain softness. They passed the corpse, giggling amiably, sorrow bloomed a pretty girl. Closer, a confirmation. Let us go! They deserved a respite from work. The shut door, Forgotten. Opened morning fresh air They left him frightful, a burden, seen to all. And departed the body. They discussed the jobs they had got, prospects for their future, a good husband for her, and better things. All, without looking back at The corpse.
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Process
The process to write this piece was fairly simple. I started by finding key words I found unique and interesting from the text and then I used filler words to produce a story.
