Alexithymia

I am made from broken pieces
An assemblage of fading memories
The cracks in my mind are a penumbra
To the pulchritudinous of its art.

The surging ways of my
monachopsis are kept at bay by
The mellifluous voices that I have 
miraculously been surrounded with.

My ethereal scars have given
Their labyrinthine paths over to the
Palimpsest that is my life
The writings of a new era.

I will make broken beautiful.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Gentry Avatar
August 26, 2018 at 12:59 AM
Congratulations on your win. Well done.
Gauthier Avatar
August 22, 2018 at 9:19 PM
I LOVE your title, your first line and the feel of your poem. Congrats on your well deserved win, Jenny.
Richards Avatar
August 22, 2018 at 2:57 PM
So filled with the unusual and creative word choices. Well done!
Wolf Avatar
May 11, 2018 at 12:13 PM
Whoa, Jenny! I don't even know how to begin to comment on this one: My lexicon 'be too meager.' I'll be back to you later, once I get my vocabulary up to snuff ! :) gw
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