This, That, and the Other

For his Writer’s Workshop this week, John Holton gives us six writing prompts and we are tasked with choosing one of the prompts (or as many as we want) and writing a post that addresses that (or those) prompt(s). I chose two of John’s prompts: (1) the word “genuine,” and (2) “write a post in exactly 10 sentences.”

I’m assuming that, when writing poetry, each of the ten lines in the poem below counts as a sentence, even though were this prose, it does not contain ten complete sentences. Is that fair or am I taking liberties?

I’ve also included my One Word Challenge word, “girlfiend” and today’s Ragtag Daily Prompt’s “The End of the Road.”

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When first we met the dreams we shared
Held the promise of a remarkable life together
With hearts entwined, as boyfriend and girlfriend
A genuine love with bonds unbreakable
Punctuated by laughter, warmth, and companionship

When did the path we first walked along
Turn so dark, cold, and foreboding?
How did the echoes of our laughter
Get swallowed up by despair?
It seems, my love, we’ve reached the end of the road