This poem was written for Helene Vaillant’s ‘What do you see’ picture challenge:
Like a fallen leaf
lying on the forest floor,
my pride in tatters,
wondering what my future has in store.
Naked in the wilderness,
gnawed by grubs of doubt,
now you left me lying here,
what is this life about?
So charming, you enticed me
but the years revealed the truth,
your hateful lies, my tortured cries,
have robbed me of my youth.
My blind desires may have been
a factor in my fall.
but knowing me for all these years,
how could you be so cruel?
I know I’ll rise above this,
emerge a butterfly from my grief,
but now, I lay discarded here,
like a fallen leaf.
Copyright: Kristian Fogarty 26/May/2019
I have also included the following word prompts:
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2019/05/25/charming/
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2019/05/25/your-daily-word-prompt-wilderness-may-25-2019/
Beautifully written Kristian, you expressed profound emotions throughout this piece.
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Thank you very much, Helene. I don’t know where those emotional depths came from, but the picture clearly inspired me. I’m glad you liked my poem. 🙂
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A great poem!
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Thanks, Sadje. It made me feel quite emotional writing it, that’s a good sign, I suppose. 🙂
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When our words move us it means they will move others as well.
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That picture is wonderful.
A very moving response
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Thank you. Yes, it is a really interesting picture, it spoke to me and took me on an emotional journey, that I tried to express. 🙂
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Very raw and real, an offering of connection in the human journey.
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Thank you, Paul. I am glad you connected to it. 🙂
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Very nicely done Kristian 🙂
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Thanks, Rory. The picture just spoke to me and I tapped into something I didn’t even know was there. 🙂
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Well you tapped well good sir 🙂
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That hurt when I got to the end. I could feel the hurt, anguish, despair, bewilderment all of it. Loved it Kristian. 🙂
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Thank you Jay-lyn. I seem to have tapped in some raw emotion that I didn’t know I’d kept inside. I am so glad you liked it. 🙂
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It was very well done. 😊
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