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Experimental works, prompts, mostly raw and new writing. A place to hang them while they dry.
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4 comments:
unnamed
by Deb
how many years
upon years
have i
allowed the violence
with my silent retreat
letting slide the sticks and stones
of words whispered dark
and words disparaging
my own heart breaks
from cowardice
i am brought to the mirror
screaming and kicking
pleading no
i won't look
the medusa mask
half faced
don't make me taste
the acid shame
dripping
from my teeth
i know no grandiose
illusion
of my own salvation
i am a drought
of vision
wandering desert soul
searching for wiser
waters to drink
and quench this aching
with hope
this is strong, Deb! Especially the final stanza, with "quench this aching with hope" - nicely done. I think this one is a definite finalist for the publication opportunity we were recently discussing. I give you two "wow"s for this one.
re-vision
by dot
if i had it to do over again
would i?
i'm not talking about this life
but a life
of creating stories
of digging deep to the places well hidden
of crawling in the dark and ugly spaces
of searching in the sunlight until i can't see
of laughing until no more tears come out
of sitting quietly hour on top of hour until only the hum of my breath moves
word upon word
images bleeding into one another
colors vibrant and muted
nouns and verbs colliding with subjects
and one action begets another until
the silence of satisfaction
the satisfaction of right order
the right order to pull at your heart
from mine
connect
ah
Dot, thanks for your comments on my poem for this day. I really like this one by you, and I hope the answer to the question posed is a resounding, Yes!?
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