Not so Delicate

tezmel (66)in #freewritepoetry • 6 years ago

Before age, I was delicate
oddly fragile to the harshness
of this unconventional
vast of humans.

Before feeling self-love
I bashed my sad reflection
continuously with
unsolicited opinions
from a broken society.

Before realizing that
some men's forever last
up to their ejaculation
I waited next to my phone
for his aroused tone.

Before knowing that family
doesn't necessarily translate
to the blood cruising
through my veins,
I met and lost my family.

Before I calculated my worth
abusive hands had tried
to subtract it
with the help of a loose
cursed tongue.

Before I made peace
with being within my black skin
I counted the set of eyes
that dwelled longer on the
imperfection I was.

Mine :)

*This piece was inspired by the ever amazing @mariannewest through the daily prompt.

Thank you for coming.

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6 years ago in #freewritepoetry by tezmel (66)

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bacus15 (48) 6 years ago

Humans tend to be vast, also in evils that they grow within. Harsh poem, but enjoyable in this harshness.

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tezmel (66) 6 years ago

If you found it harsh, you missed my point. Thank you for the read though.

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bacus15 (48) 6 years ago

Once published, poem is bond to have various interpretations, right? Welcome.

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tezmel (66) 6 years ago

Agreed :)

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bacus15 (48) 6 years ago

:) :)

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empress-eremmy (65) 6 years ago

Before realizing that

some men's forever last
up to their ejaculation
I waited next to my phone
for his aroused tone.

I say no more

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tezmel (66) 6 years ago

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marcoriccardi (59) 6 years ago

Strong words for a strong poem (and a strong poet, I guess...). When I try to write poetry, with less ability than that, I like to use strong words too. :)

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tezmel (66) 6 years ago

Y'all are just amazing <3

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honeydue (68) 6 years ago

I met and lost my family

That is so very sad...and yet so true, how often we make all the mistakes you mention in your poem...Beautiful writing, by the way!

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marcoriccardi (59) 6 years ago

Ops! You have trespassed in "my zone"... lol!

(incidents between Encouragers :P)

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honeydue (68) 6 years ago

I havee? :O Oops, must've miscalculated :D still, better two encouragements than none!
Hope there's no punishment for trespassing :D

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marcoriccardi (59) 6 years ago (edited)

Lol! No punishment, I was joking...
I found out that we had left out @kaerpediem... and I dropped to her the encouragment! I don't know why we ended up posting two times to a freewriter and none to another, maybe we only set the order of the comments under the prompt in different ways ;)

Sorry for infesting your comment section, @tezmel! :D

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honeydue (68) 6 years ago

Hmm maybe the Gods of Freewrite conspire against us...we shall never know, but I have the distinct feeling something dubious is afloat. :D Indeed, sorry @tezmel! :)

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