Welcome To The Non-Asphalt Jungles [30 Days Of Poetry – Day 27]

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Prompt: Wild

Welcome to the asphalt jungle said, Upton Sinclair
But the common usage of the phrase does make you aware
We have a jungle made of rock and one made of trees
But why not a jungle made out of the breeze?

Please welcome me to the snowy jungle in the north
And a fairground jungle that spins back and forth
The neon jungle all wrapped in light
And the badly-lit jungle where its always night

Create me a jungle I can call home
And a jungle where the soil is always loam
A jungle made up of a thousand types of clay
And one where everyone lives inside houses made of hay

Welcome to the jungle of infinite change
One where the shards will never arrange
A trip to the jungle, of the swirling void
A jungle where hope is always humanoid

But most of all, make me a jungle where I can be free
And a jungle that forms in spite of me

Jonathon Greenall is a freelance writer, artist, and tabletop roleplaying game designer who has written for CBR, Polygon, Nintendo Life, Gayley Dreadful, Enbylife, and many other publications. They have also published several popular and highly-praised tabletop roleplaying games including “You Have One Ability….The Ability To Fuck This Up,” “Macarons, Milkshakes, And Magic,” and “Wander Wizards.”

Jonathon has always been fascinated by media, from the big hitters to the small, obscure, and often overlooked titles that linger on the sidelines, capturing both the on and off-camera stories that make these shows so fascinating.

Jonathon is also a major anime fan, having been exposed to the medium through shows like Sailor Moon and Revolutionary Girl Utena. Since then, Jonathon has maintained a passion for anime, watching most new shows each season and hunting down overlooked gems from previous ones.