Throwback Thursday the First

I've always wanted to do one of these, but I'm gonna start off with an old poem I wrote a long time ago and I'm still quite proud of. Here's to a writing prompt given to me by Jenni Bringhurst, my Elvish Pirate Gypsy Minion Fiend:

Lacking Stairwells

Written January 16, 2008

Writing Prompt:

Dark Stairwells.

Sorry.

No idea.

Head full of Chemistry.
Not so happy.
Dark Stairwell.
Empty.

No lights.
All being used for Chemistry.
For aromatic compounds.
And ortho-para directing.
And ring activators.

Need light
To form radicals.
Need heat
To form compounds.

Sorry.
No idea.
Still synthesizing
What to do
With this benzene.