An Enigma - NaPoWriMo Day 4

Who Am I?

Now relax

Lay back

Open Wide

Let me slip it in

Don’t worry

I’m and expert

It won't hurt

A bit

My its a big one

Red and inflamed

Steady

Don’t move

I don’t want

To hurt you

You might

Feel a tugging

A pushing

I’ll wiggle

And maybe a pull

Don’t look

So worried

Open further

You can take

More fingers

Here goes

Hold on tight

One more time

One more pull

There it is

All done

All out

No more pain

How does it feel?

Better?

No

It may be sore

But at least

It is gone now

Hurting no more

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Do you know what or who this is about? Answers in the comments.

Answer on Thursday

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One of the most popular British works of classical music is Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations. The “enigma” of the title is widely believed to be a hidden melody that is not actually played, but which is tucked somehow into the composition through counterpoint. Today I’d like you to take some inspiration from Elgar and write a poem with a secret – in other words, a poem with a word or idea or line that it isn’t expressing directly. The poem should function as a sort of riddle, but not necessarily a riddle of the “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” variety. You could choose a word, for example, “yellow,” and make everything in the poem something yellow, but never actually allude to their color. Or perhaps you could closely describe a famous physical location or person without ever mentioning what or who it actually is.