For love she lay exposed,
surrendering her bare heart,
stripped off any armor by lies,
walking before cruel eyes
seeing her naked betrayal
after her tongue bragged
of Camelot romance.
Shame her nudity
bored in deepest sense of grief
her King
another’s lover,
stripped of her princess façade.
Insides walking near death,
barefoot on burning coals of gossip.
Author notes
user name: penman
58 words
for contest picture
icture Credit: "Weeping Nude" by Edvard Munch.
A contest entry
- PIF Quickie: Picture Prompt: 30-60 words. by chilali.
550 points, ended December 14, 2008, 19 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Wow. You have used such amazing words. I love the story behind this entry. Thank you so much for entering and good luck to you.
Much love
Ylova
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You tell the story behind the modest unengaging pose...and give power to the picture....A creative work of penning indeed! Bravo ....
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well penned for the prompt . . . liked "For love she lay exposed" and "barefoot on burning coals of gossip" . . good first and last lines . . best of luck in the contest!!
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The proverbial downfall of we women folk... Equating love with sex will get us duped almost every time! With your proper balance of pith and puritanical... a wonderfully creative write!
Ithy
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Really excellent piece. My favorite part "seeing her naked betrayal after her tongue bragged of Camelot romance". What a great way to say "pride before the fall". Good luck in this contest, though I don't think you need it!
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aw, papa, this is wonderful, and so sad, and torn, i really enjoyed it, i could relate..haha.
nicely don and take care
Stephanie ♥
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This is another good one from you and I enjoyed reading this from you! good luck in the contest
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