Group Assignment

So my group met and we decided that we would write something using ONLY one-syllable words. And also, we agreed that our piece would be sound-related. I have never utilized that kind of prompt before, so it was very interesting, albeit limiting. However, it was limited in a good way. It really forced me to stretch the boundaries of word-usage, and also, flow. So here goes. We do not have a name.


Words hurt the most when they are soft...not loud
Like cracks in the brain that cease to leave me
Crack! Pop!!! Bones are cold and black
What is sound but a shard in the air? Bleak and wild

Love hurts the most when it is warm...not cold
A "thrack" on the head of bliss. The flight of a bird
Hear the wind it makes
It stirs and hits the air with force

Our bones hurt the most when they are used...not void of life
For this they bend near to our ears--
Mere caves on what we thought they were
One breaks, two more, hurt--
Turn to dust and ash
Noise is but a dream--not real, though it may seem
I can't sleep well in the night
When eyes can't see, sound has might
Take me on a dream in the light--
Though try I will I won't put up a fight
Fuck all of them, they can go fly a kite.
She screams in my brain
And it feels so right

I feel alright about it. Not great, of course, but it was a start. I'd be interested to see if somebody could write an entire book using only words with one syllable. That seems fascinating to me. I'm sure it could be done and make sense, but would it be truly effective? Would it be fun to read?