Isolated (Acrostic)

by Hellon   Dec 18, 2018


Insomnia prevails
solitude, familiar as my faded housecoat
old and infirm now I ponder
lost youth. Reminiscing yesteryears
alone, watching the clock
tick tock...tick tock, I rock
endless hours stretch, days merging to nights
death?... a welcome solution perhaps...

@Hellon November 2018

*For Danny's recent 'Elegy Contest'

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  • 5 years ago

    by Darren

    judges comment
    I do like an acrostic, they are my return to form when I am hitting a dry patch. They can be fairly simple to write, you can toss in a rhyme if you want and can write about anything. What Hellon has done has introduced a subtle ryhme, taken on the elegy form and added a hint of darkness. It's an enthralling write and very complex. gets my 10 points

  • 6 years ago

    by Ya----Na

    Tick tock
    Tick tock
    I have heard this noise too and I hate it. But I love the way you write.

  • 6 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    I do appreciate the way this is written, in particular some subtle rhyme throughout -"solitude/youth" and "clock/tock/rock"

    Take care, Hellon

  • 6 years ago

    by Hurtingsoul

    Wow you have an incredible way with words!

  • 6 years ago

    by Dagmar Wilson

    Excellent

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