Monumental

by Jenni Marie   Mar 8, 2013


*"Marks on her skin" was slightly modified from

http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/misc/poems.php?id=1217033

With Abed's consent.*

marks on her skin
every one of them
another cliche
one mark
substitutes
a single tear

that she wont
allow herself
to cry

hidden
red criss cross
patterns
stating
unsaid words

disguised emotions
inner turmoil
pain large enough
to fill the whole

of China

another tear
threatens;

substitute it
with crimson
sobs instead

...Why not?

It's become
her own form
of art

and every tear
causes another mark
with pain
so monumental

her form will most likely
never be vast enough

to mark them all

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  • 11 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    Jenni,
    I could feel this, its very relate-able for me and I think that is why I was drawn to it from the opening line,
    You took something you had read and made it your own, which turned out to be magnificent.

    I love how the lines were short, and this made it feel more desperate, like there was a part of you that wanted to drag it out, you wanted it to be felt and it was.

    A really well penned piece that's going into my favourites :)
    x

  • 11 years ago

    by Decayed

    :$ they are only two words to put my name up there :$ :p

    but anyway... I'm really fond of how you linked the title, which says a lot, with your content. original!

    the image of 'china' was a great addition; it emphasizes a lot this pain of cutting.

    "It's become
    her own form
    of art"

    ^ that was my favorite part!!

    I do favor the second half....
    Great write, Jenni!

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