M’s Little Pieces

January 22, 2014 by Charron's Chatter 20 Comments

 
still
 

On shattered glass

I wrote a face

its canvas unrelentingly,

tattooed eyes

that seemed surprised

and downturned mouth lamenting.
 
 
On second pass

I charted space

between my borrowed ribs,

drew blackest hole

where heart would go

breaking several nibs.
 
 
On third and last

I tried to trace

unmanifest inside,

the spirit pure

the light obscured

and sketched a broken smile.

©Karen Robiscoe

daily prompt: mirrored

 
 

POETRY
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I bring to you an arrow, whole, Use it, or break it, But if you choose to take it --Know-- With it also, I will go. © Karen Robiscoe @1992
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20 Responses to “M’s Little Pieces”

  1. Al January 22, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    That last line sums it all up, the sadness of it all. Well written Karen

  2. praveen parasar January 22, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Wow… beautifully expressed, that sadness…

  3. victorclaude January 25, 2014 at 1:25 am

    “On shattered glass

    I wrote a face

    its canvas unrelenting”

    I like this whole piece, but this is close to genius.

    • Charron's Chatter January 25, 2014 at 1:37 pm

      Guh mornin’ Victor Vee. Really?

      That makes me feel great…and is so good to know–which are the heavy hitters.

      imagine a small firework show here, because on review I just don’t get the pop I am looking for in these words of thanks. They make MEEE pop…

      (oh no! Karen everywhere!!)

      You, as a fellow scribe, can prolly imagine the birth of this imagery…that is what is so good about it all–the language. A lot of it is already packaged to go! i just repurpose.

      thank you for re-bloggery. 🙂 I am about re-writery this AM–polishing my final go through of my newest short fiction, and then maybe a poy-m (or vice versed)

  4. victorclaude January 25, 2014 at 1:26 am

    Reblogged this on carmelbeachblog.

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