bittersweet ecstasy tore at her skin;
her veins, her tongue.
silenced, she screamed.
and no one listened.
he traces the path of terror through his body, from the first sensation of pain in his nerves to his heart and mind. like a yellowbrickroad, illuminated by lightning.
he shudders under the weight of it, and bites his lip; the taste of iron slides right out of reality, but for a moment--
for moment it's real, and it doesn't hurt.
at night it's the worst, whether she's alone under the stars
or alone with the crowd;
her solitude is deeper than the noise of words,
of pleasant company.
heart makes sounds at pitches beyond the human capacity to hear, she knows.
she tries not to begrudge the inaudible;
but it's so hard to speak sometimes.
he listens, covered in layers of night, and dreams that there's an answer.
that somewhere, this ends.
and his spinal cord writhes in its bonewhite casing, shock after shock because it's easier this way.
in empty hallways, echoing with memories of footsteps and laughter:
broken bones weep for their lonely gods
and shattered souls promise each other that
one day,
they'll have faith.
Author notes
a e s t i v a l
"The solitude of pain lives in a realm without language."
-- Kaibab
22 lines of writing.
this also reminded me of ella wheeler wilcox's 'Solitude,' which is an interesting little poem: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/solitude/
[i miss writing poetry. this is the best thing i've written in days.]
A contest entry
- Semi-Quickie-----Prompt by liquidmindforever.
1750 points, ended October 17, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
thoughts? honesty, please.
Comments
-
Potent. Full of Twists.
Dear Poet
Gratitude for Your entry into my contest:Semi-Quickie Prompt
Please, if You would, space out Your username in author notes; once done.
would you im with title and contest name and i'll be pleased to add you to the
finalists.
Powerful piece of writing. Fearless ink, spilled Poet.
enjoyed the wilcox poem of "Silence."
wishing you the best
till then
stay
liquid
-
-
sorry! i always forget about that... i've added it now.
-
-
you make this too good.
make it so amazing that there is a new standard set for everyone else.
you take the same words and lift their connotations, phrase them in such orginal, heartfelt ways that it seems like a different language.
and. you can do it constantly.
Adding your comment:
