Relinquishing.

by Poet on the Piano   Jul 27, 2013


Should I approach with caution?
For when my backside is groaning
I know I am on unlevel ground.

Those winds were separated by murder.
The left side of my brain deals with logic
and reasons that due to the inconsistent
weather, I haven't had a variable of
stability... instead, emotions have been
fluctuating.
Meanwhile, the right side of my brain
argues that creativity hasn't been
welcomed in my life recently,
and I seem to be holding back
my interpretations.

But I woke up with yellowing bruises
on my left arm and little marks from
my Buddhist bracelet, where beads
signify peace in a symbol I
can't read.

There will not be any flames of defeat
today, for the stigma of your eyes
lets me know revenge won't
evaporate the truth.

-
Written 7/27/13 @ 12:58 PM

Baby Rainbow's challenge from these random prompts:

the stigma of your eyes
separated by murder
approach with caution
flames of defeat

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  • 11 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    MaryAnne, I'm shaking my head in disbelief over the way you used these prompts...I mean, what a poem, and from you...this has elements of darkness, and betrayal, the want and need for revenge, and it makes me ponder on the background for this story...

    I always wonder when people write poems like this what they're motivation was, where the thought came from and what else the story holds that the poem cannot tell us, it leaves a reader with many questions, why was she hurt like this, and what does she want revenge from, her own hurt or something deeper.

    The imagery was subtle, and not overly descriptive, enough to paint a picture but enough to leave me wondering and thinking...

    and still, I can't get over the power and darkness in this piece, which is so unusual to me...

    It was I that challenged you, and I that once again is in awe of your creativity, and talent

    xx

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