Sara Jama Poet Free verse

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Written on May 25th, 2025 for Edward Ibeh's This or That, Vol 33 Poetry Contest - "Along With The Thunder"

Along With The Thunder

Weightlessness
My soul floats "along with the thunder,"
Saturated with impending rain,
Scattered back throughout the earth,
Lost among ancient ruins and countless seas.

I awaken, feeling hollowness within my quivering heart.
Frantically getting dressed,
The front door blows open—
Listening to its siren's call.

Piece by fragile piece, I must absorb it back into my mortal coil.
Hike through deadly nightshade-tangled forests,
Sleep amongst somber bones in graveyards of contrition,
Push through arid, combusting deserts,
Swim through the waters of paranoia—
Riptides of mentholated melancholy.

Watch as the embers of dawn settle into the ashes of dusk.
Build a golden pyre upon the jaded shale,
Lay my weary bones on the cleansing flames,
Until I rise anew from the ashes,
Never again to be confined within corroded psychosocial cages.

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Edward Ibeh June 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM Sara, heartiest congratulations on your top win in my contest with this sublime piece! Sara Jama June 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM Thank you for placing me in your contest and for the kind words.

Ink Empress May 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM I love that ending. Whoa powerful grumpy! Never again to psychological cages yes! That should be your next prompt lol! Well written and very deeply emotive i especially love “ Hike through deadly nightshade-tangled forests, Sleep amongst somber bones in graveyards of contrition,” so descriptive and your use of the prompt here is brilliant! Pleasure reading this! Sending you light! Best wishes! Fave it is Sara Jama May 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM Thank you Ink.