Monday, June 1, 2015

Would it be good to play dead?

                                                                                  Attribution: photo by Toni Frissell 
Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag

MLMM's 10 of 12 given words:
terse reel rancor (bitter, rankling resentment ) surge
testimony crucifix effervesce (to issue forth in bubbles)
viscous (of a glutinous nature or consistency sticky)
cromulent (fine, acceptable) grotesque

A terse and tensed last encounter
She reeled back in obvious rancor
A biting pain surged to her head
Would it be good to play dead?

His words a testimony of anger
A crucifix in hysteria not even sharper
Her heart in outright effervesce
But not revealing viscous offense

Ostensibly cromulent in response
Grotesque images imagined in defense
A fight-back a wrong move she reckoned
But thinking about it got her sickened

Drowned her sorrows in measures of stability
Lying supine in water defying gravity
Maturity of thoughts got the better of her
To rightly give time for both to recover

For Georgia's hosting at MLMM's #63 and
Tess' Magpie Tales #272
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16 comments:

  1. Pat HattJune 1, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    Playing dead sometimes is the best course of action, others it can get one into more trouble

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  2. AmberJune 1, 2015 at 9:54 AM

    Grotesque images imagined in defense

    Loved this line! This is really brilliant and intense!

    mindlovemisery

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  3. BerowneJune 1, 2015 at 10:21 AM

    Strong, imaginative, clever - well done.

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  4. HelenaJune 1, 2015 at 12:51 PM

    I could be doing with some measures of stability! Unique write - really enjoyed it!

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  5. GailJune 1, 2015 at 4:45 PM

    Cool use of the words.

    Thanks for visiting.

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  6. KutamunJune 1, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    Ahh, a cromulently happy ending ! Well done

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  7. TruedessaJune 1, 2015 at 6:46 PM

    Hank, I always am impressed on where you will go with a list of words. Your imagination just takes flight..playing dead could be dangerous..

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  8. Sara McNultyJune 1, 2015 at 8:52 PM

    I love the uniqueness of this poem, Hank.

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  9. Alex J. CavanaughJune 2, 2015 at 4:07 AM

    Play dead but not for real.

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  10. Holy Ghost WriterJune 2, 2015 at 7:12 AM

    Play dead until you can get away

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  11. AnonymousJune 2, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    imaginative...play dead...oh!

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  12. De JacksonJune 2, 2015 at 4:32 PM

    I like your slant rhymes, especially. And your title is an eye catcher, for sure. :)

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  13. 21 WitsJune 3, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    No, not at all! Never ever play dead... Hehehe! Yours is an excellent vivid magpie, to the end!

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  14. Theresa MilsteinJune 3, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    I'm impressed with those of you who combine two prompts. Best lines:
    A crucifix in hysteria not even sharper
    Her heart in outright effervesce
    But not revealing viscous offense

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  15. Tess KincaidJune 5, 2015 at 12:36 PM

    Weighty words tugging...

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  16. Bekkie SanchezJune 6, 2015 at 8:13 AM

    I loved a dark write amongst us! Never play dead.

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