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hunger curls round
fingers fingering an empty plate
I starve
clinging to the crumbled promise of you
what provocative air you envelope me in
can this be love, trust, respect?
you make clear
you'll give me nothing
but space
and rope
so long I've teetered on the edge
of a chair
kicking at the one leg
hope dangling
like a laboratory diamond
at the end of a long chain you've wrapped
gentle as a scarf
round my neck
you suffocate me
as I beg for another hit
of oxygen
you surround me
breathe me in
live to be
my greedy airborne pathogen
my fuel, my drug, my one and only
no autopsy could ever reveal
the true nature of your crimes
against my humanity
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Author's Notes: Written for Poppy's Challenge #6 and uses prompt words: Autopsy, Airborne, Clear, Rope, Curl
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Comments (19)
The invisible crime. The psychological terrorist! The suicidal imagery superimposed the antagonists suffocating behavior increases the sense of desperation and hopelessness. Really well done, Christy!
Give me nothing but space and rope...brilliant.
This was so intense, like a passion! You nailed it!! :)
You get more mileage out of metaphors than just about anyone I read, Christy. This poem is tender, raw and desperate in equal measures. Simply stunning!
Oooohhhh. "I starve clinging to the crumbled promise of you" Wow wow wow. That is an incredible two lines! 'gentle as a scarf round my neck you suffocate me as I beg for another hit' WOW. This is so raw and powerful and heartbreaking. Your poem was breathtaking!
This is intense. I love "hope dangling" 😁
Whoaaaaa, this is a masterpiece!! So freaking mind-blowing! So intense and emotional! I loved it so much!
That was amazing. But absolutely awful at the same time. You smashed this one.
oooooo!! Christy your take on the challenge is a lot more appetizing to me!! I love how metaphoric it feels and the way you wove those words together so well!!! Nicely done!!
ooo this is great Christy, visceral and impactful.
Whoa. That is amazing.
Impressively written!!! 💕❤️❤️
Sounds perfectly narcissistic, the need for control while giving nothing only taking. Well said.
Outstanding work, Christy! Great use of the prompt words, especially the lines and imagery with “rope”
Nice entry to the poppy's prompt. Well done!
Great use of the words, Christy. Your creativity is very adaptable. Keep going!!!
Wow! Such an excellent poem for these word prompts. Especially evocative is: ‘ you make clear you'll give me nothing but space and rope so long I've teetered on the edge of a chair kicking at the one leg hope dangling’✅
So well written
Excellent entry to this prompt