Punctums (Acrostic)

by Chelsey   Jul 5, 2012


Protecting the window to ones soul-
Under the eyelid lies a hollow trap
Nurturing our liquefied emotions,
Caving cries from the outside world
Tunneling them to a secret place,
Unauthorized by the heart
Masking the embarrassment of our
Salty tears

*Punctums are tear ducts, the little holes on your eyelid

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  • 12 years ago

    by Lioness

    So creative!!! Who would have thought to write about tear ducts! Brilliant.

    Very unique!

    Well done

    x

  • 12 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    I cant write acrostics...so I envy you cos this was awesome.
    Original and creative. Wow

  • 12 years ago

    by Xanthe

    I have to agree that this is original. I've always written/read poems about tears, eyes etc.. but I've never thought of punctums.
    I can tell you are really good with formed poetry, because, as stated, this did not seem forced at all. I might not have guessed that this was an acrostic if you did not mention it haha, and the definition at the bottom is helpful since 'punctums' is a word we rarely see used.
    This is really creative.
    My favorite part is:
    "Tunneling them to a secret place,
    Unauthorized by the heart"
    because it is true and easily relatable. We usually can't control ourselves when sadness overwhelms us.
    Great write. Keep it up :)

  • 12 years ago

    by Hannah Lizette

    I love how original this is.
    I don't think I'll ever master formed poetry, every time I try it sounds forced... and like someone mentioned below your words are definitely not forced, they flow beautifully.

  • 12 years ago

    by Omar

    Wow, this poem may be short, but i stiil think it was amazing.
    I love your work.