A woman before her time,
trapped within mechanical monotony,
when all that mattered
were fine silk dresses
and lice filled coiffed hair.
Behind lace hankies
they would giggle,
flirtaceous eyes ensnaring
the chosen bee to their honeyed.
longing looks.
Yet this one was different,
a courier of enlightened times.
In both urgency and disgust
she highlighted the poverty and hunger
that pervaded.
But one light had already been extinguished
by ignorance and unconcern
with dark, unfashionable matters.
Unable to free herself
from society's constraints,
she remained cornered between
rose thorns of stupidity and oblivion
and the one light of knowledge
that pulsed in yearning.
She would hold this beacon fiercely
until someone understood.
Author notes
Messenger by Ray Caesar
In a list
A contest entry
- Ray Caesar - digital art inspiration #49 by leander.
400 points, ended March 20, 2008, 8 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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This poem contains great poetic devices and that's what truly speaks to me when reading poetry.
Thank you very much for entering the contest!
Leander -
Ahhh I have been looking forward to these, knew they were coming up... and they never fail to amaze me, brilliant take on the picture hun,goodluck in the contest
Karen
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