2009 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 28
Posted by Robert
For today's prompt, I want you to take the phrase "Through this (blank)," replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Examples could be: "Through this door," "Through this spider," "Through this rope wrapped around this person trying to get free before the bomb stops ticking," "Through this garden," etc.
Through this prism
I look at you
and your face
breaks into its simplest planes
Your nose could be from an african mask
Your body the body of a woman
I can see you looking at me
and turning away from me in the same moment
I can see that your skin is green
You are unwell
You are breaking up
Parts of you are completely invisible now
I am left with the memory of a voice
An accent without sound
A blur of brilliant color
5 comments:
And now I'm caught up too. Spent some time in Santa Cruz with my son. I hope the 'o o f' from turkey day is done and gone.
Almost time to decorate for Xmas!
Actually, I was quite moderate in my oofing but I did have a lovely day. Very sweet. I love the spirit of the day.
Christmas. ah geez. okay.
the girls are coming for a bit and we'll rent a wee cabin for a wee stay in North Shore.
i hope it SNOWS!!
Santa Cruz sounds nice.
it's your fault i raked leaves for four hours with that 'time to decorate comment'.
Giant Leaf Pile seeks Early Morning Runner for Spontaneous No One is Looking/ from the Curb Body Vault. (double dog dare!)
ps. if you do run by, please take care to not step on 'Lucky' Ray, the snail. i haven't seen him for hours!
Good thing I'm too sore from running hills along the coast on Saturday. I won't be vaulting myself into anything soon. I'm just going to try to run at all.
But I appreciate the image.
And the fact that Lucky has picked the best foster mom.
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