Tethered Strings: A Fifty-Word Story
Tethered Strings
My skin is a cocoon of smooth silk, a coffin of tethered strings burying the child I used to be.
Burn us. My ashes are his ashes. When we become dust, you can hold him in your hands again.
The winds will try to scatter us once more. Protect us.
Prompt: Child
Writer: Jeremy Mifsud
Photo: Francesco Gallarotti
This work reminds me of "Iron John: A Book About Men" by Robert Bly.
I'm not acquainted with the author or the work itself, but a quick-google search showed me Bly is a poet himself.
Oh my. This truly is a work of poetry, @poetrybyjeremy. It is lyrical and each word has meaning, inviting the reader to savor it and tease it apart, looking for answers.
Thank you for the feedback :) Economy of language is important especially in microfiction/poetry, so "each word has meaning" makes my day :D
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