Image: Regret (here)
Inspired by the quotation:
“The circle of an empty day is brutal and at
night it tightens around your neck like a noose.”
- Elena Ferrante (The Days of Abandonment)
the 10 of 12 given words:
train turning move wild blocks
brickwork sent blue framed dusk
his train of thoughts whined in helplessness
without turning no moves devoid of mobility
sedentary and languishing in self-pity
wild ideas knocked within a confused state
akin to blocks of brickwork thrown hard
he held back his tears until blue in the face
the mind framed in confines of nothingness
that was the picture seen right until dusk
brutal by all accounts crying for a respite
by nightfall, it got blatantly worse with
a tightening stranglehold choking his senses
on reflection, he swore not to ever do it again
the penance was swift severe and immediate
Providence would want him not to repeat the wrong
to love and never ever curse at your own mother
Michael's at MLMM's Tale Weaver #210 - using a quote
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #201
Sumana's at PU's Midweek Motif - love
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Have to watch what one says, especially to their mother.
ReplyDeleteGuilt can weigh heavy.
ReplyDeleteHowever repentance helps specially when love is involved. Love the final line.
ReplyDeleteWe have two ears, one mouth.
ReplyDeleteAll of us need to think before we speak.
Especially to our parents and the reverse too, to our children.
I agree, think before speaking. Nice one, Hank.
ReplyDeletePowerful sources well elaborated on.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice he had the conscience to feel sorry. His mother would appreciate that.
ReplyDeleteSo nicely put together...vivid images!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so powerful. Thank you for sharing!
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Intriguing and true especially you should think first when speaking to your mother
ReplyDeleteThere is sadness overlying this poem...
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