2015 Poem A Day, Day Eight

Prompt for Day Eight:

For today’s prompt, write a dare poem. This poem could be written as a dare to someone. It could make a daring proclamation. It could involve a dare that someone has accepted…or refused. In a way, each day of this challenge is a dare to write a poem. Are you ready for the challenge?

This one was just fun. May you continue to dare, as I am right now with this writer's life!

Triple Dog Dare

When we were kids

it was a taunt:

Get in the water

Jump off the side

Climb into the branches

Don't try to hide.

Teenagers morphed us

into mouthy hooligans:

I dare you to kiss him

I dare you to try.

Then came college,

Then came life.

Then came bills

and marriage

and kids

and bills

and student loans

and heartbreak

and death.

Then it was

a four-letter word:

the dominion

of swaggering

children

and fools

Should I risk it?

Don't you dare.

But I do.

I dare you

I triple dog dare you:

Get out

Get up

Get busy

I dare you to do

what frightens you

I dare you

I dare you

I dare.

This one is for my awesome brother, my partner-in-dare. Love you <3 p="">