Lily
"Strangely Art" Prompt Challenge
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_________
thorned asunder by a prick
tangled love
turned
a tangoed waltz
two left feet
into two left feet
right about the time
I stumbled
into your bloody sacrificial charms
trailing tiny ghostly footprints
through the white weeds
of a failed union
.
bliss is not this
.
down I went
trailing your lead
I succumbed, naive and young
whirled into your rabbit hole
.
once you were my darling, Jack
until you turned
red-eyed
frightened stiff, a joke
caught
pulling out of some other lover's hat
.
once words were exchanged
you disappeared
into my beating chest
to stew a while
in your own juices
.
I lost
myself
a smear of pigment
blushing your shame
for you
.
I own it now --
too little
too late
.
you said the wrong name
before your gods
at my altar
and still
I kissed a bloody lip
.
we accept the love we think we deserve
.
Rose,
another's name,
shattered the vase,
leaving me
a Lily in the graveyard
__________
Copyright © 05/13/2024 by Christy Munson. All rights reserved.
Author's Note: Written (too late) for Kodah's "Strangely Art" Prompt unofficial challenge
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Comments (7)
Congrats on the win!
Christy, you never disappoint! This is just stunning and beautifully woven from the universal experience of the wrong man!
This was brilliantly done!
Omgggg, this was so poignant and it made me so emotional. It hit me so hard. Loved your poem!
This is outstanding. Such fragility.
Oh wow!! This was incredibly beautiful! Well-done Christy! Thank you so much for the entry!! 🥰🥰
I love your use of multiple meanings, metaphors and symbols in this poem, Christy. It is powerful, disturbing and disheartening all at once. It truly leverages the illustration for maximum poetic effect.