her left hand
is always watching the right,
and it's jealous.
with all the good things
that God wouldn't let her do
shining in hand-me-down eyes,
ethanol pupils glazed over
with the love of landmines,
.
.
she bit her bottom lip
and saw flames.
Author notes
secondhand personality - something one doesn't want, so they cast it off on someone else. like the left hand watching the other, and seeing bad things. kind of like control, or a lack thereof.
personification about a bomb, Middle East war, energy crisis, prophesy, explosions.
A contest entry
- It's a quickie celebration! 10x30-50x30 by Twins 4 me.
600 points, ended July 30, 2007, 8 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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This is good, I like the imagery and metaphor in this piece. Excellent job. Thanks so much for entering.
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Prompt
icture above or second hand personality
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