C'mon Son

At the Flinn Scholar's retreat up at Chapel Rock, I attended a poetry workshop. The professor leading us decided to focus on anaphora, and asked us to write a poem accordingly. The poems I wrote in the allotted time were not worth the ink I used on them, but immediately afterwards, I was inspired to write the following poem. The inspiration came from my experience in Santa Monica, where "C'mon son" quickly became a popular phrase amongst the project folks. I posted it with the hashtags #processingthroughpoems #cmonson #letsbereal. So here it is.

C'mon Son

C'mon son, let's be real
C'mon son, think it through
C'mon son, listen up
C'mon son, this is true

C'mon son, don't just live
C'mon son, don't just walk
C'mon son, don't just hear
C'mon son, don't just talk

C'mon son, don't be nice
C'mon son, disagree
C'mon son, dare to doubt
C'mon son, come and see

C'mon son, dare to ask
C'mon son, dare to mind
C'mon son, dare to seek
C'mon son, dare to find

C'mon son, Jesus saves
C'mon son, soon you'll see
C'mon son, hear Him say
"C'mon son, follow me"