NaPoWriMo 28 ~ Ekphrastic piece
My muse is running dry. For inspiration I typed "anguish" (emotion, starts with "a") into Google images. The image below was among the first group that came up. The piece is in response to the picture. I'm not sure who took the picture. The blog where I retrieved it listed it as a photo he had collected some time ago. Only two more days in April!
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anguish
salty sheaths glisten unto her lips
discharging her encumbrances
she remembers reading that
suffering engages freedom
restriction brings release
tears cleanse spirits
and so her throat swallows itself
as desire pulls its way up through
her mouth in an anguished silent scream
a bubbling sulfuric bog
7 comments:
Your words fit the image perfectly.
I don't think your muse is dry at all! I can really FEEL anguish through your words, Brenda. My favorite image is: "her throat swallows itself."
A nice complement to the picture. I, too, saw that scream as silent, so your poem focusing on the internal is most appropriate. I agree with Mary on that image of the throat swallowing itself.
Very powerful word response to an incredible photo. "A bubbling sulfuric bog" is a wonderful image.
Brenda, perfectly written to the image. I love the second stanza, that is how many people feel I believe.
As for the feeling of the muse going dry, it is something I am
experiencing myself. Yesterday, I kept thinking I couldn't write another word. My last couple of poems felt forced to me, but we only have two more days:)
Pamela
Wow, the image most certainly set your muse free. Fantastic response for this image...the silent scream...wow!
Great interpretation and description of the picture!
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