He is small and cute and
won't eat unless he has company
He is tiny and long and
upset when I sleep away from him
He is loud and incessant
especially when he hasn't got his twenty minutes of extra special focused attention today
He desperately wants to be in my lap
but won't come unless I pull him in and plop him there
His big yellow eyes close softly
Kissing my cheeks so gently
Is this a portrait of him? Or is he a portrait of me?
Prompt:
Maybe one of the most common subjects in art is a portrait – a painting of one, singular person. Portrait poems are also very common. To get a sense of the breadth of style and form that these poems can take, take a look at Anni Liu’s prose poem, “Portrait Of,” John Yau’s, “Portrait,” and Karl Kirchwey’s “The Red Portrait.” Now try penning a portrait poem of your own. It can be a self-portrait, a portrait of someone well known to you, or even a poem inspired by an actual painted portrait. (If you’re looking for one to inspire you, why not check out the online collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery?)
from https://www.napowrimo.net/na-glopowrimo-are-nearly-upon-us/