Forsaken
Ekphrastic Challenge November 2022 #2
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for November 2022 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.
https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (November 2022 – Joshua Eric Williams’ “Humid”)
https://i0.wp.com/www.rattle.com/ekphrasis/EC22Nov.jpg?ssl=1
Forsaken
You abandoned me
When the storm brutally raged outside my door
When nightmares haunted my every step
In the longest hour of the dark
When I needed you most
No warning of your departure
You simply turned your back and walked away
With not even a final word or a parting glance
Even as I cried out your name
Only the emptiness echoed back
A cruel laugh to my broken heart
“You were deserted, child.”
Now, alone and hopeless, I sink to emptiness
The storm pounds fierce on my soul
And my inner demons dance and play in its deluge
I know I will never see the light of day again
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Rae Fairchild (MRB)
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This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for November 2022 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/ The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (November 2022 – Joshua Eric Williams’ “Humid”) https://i0.wp.com/www.rattle.com/ekphrasis/EC22Nov.jpg?ssl=1
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