Early this past week, Corey, Elizabeth, and I went to Shane's for lunch. Sitting in a nearby booth was a very boistorous, chatty college girl talking at a male friend. It was nearly impossible not to eavesdrop, but when she started to talk about an assignement in her English class I listened in more closely.
Her English professor instructed the class to write a poem including a random statement that they overheard. I find this scene of me evesdropping into a conversation about evedropping rather ironic. And without the assignment, this student wouldn't have given the overheard statement a second thought nor mentioned it over lunch while I was sitting within ear shot so that I could then share it here. Intriguing.
The student went on to explain that her poem was terrible, but written around a golden overheard statement at Wal-mart (of all places).
"She is like Beethoven and I am like Houdini."
The statement stricks me. How poetic. And I wonder- What did the originator of the statement mean? What context did the student give the statement in her poem? What would I pen with this line?
Maybe the assignment and statement struck your creative nerve as well. Feeling up to the professor's task? Start listening to those around you and see what overheard words inspire you.
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