Sotto Poet Poet Other

Boredom and Burning

Written: April 30, 2025, for a contest by Brian Strand

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blow out 
                a 
                  candle
amorist
       caring   
            adoring
                  passionate 
a
paramour
       circumstances
                involve
                       considerations
                                    bearing —
                       strangers  
               two  
         slices  
      of  
d a r k n e s s

what's 
  light  
        nighttime  
             eyelid . . .  
                 illusions  
                     glowing,  
                         some flicker  
                                 call us . . .  
                                      but I call — 
                                    it 
                               boredom 
                        being  
                     as
           light 
s t r a n g e r s

mirror 
     fractured  
             by gaze  
                        of 
                             sight  
                     closest 
            bond  
lingering 
          snaging 
                     emerging 
from 
     forecasting
                 watching  
                         scattering  
                                 ice melting 
yet vivid— 

heart  
       sobbing   
                 from  
       caught  
                  h a n d  

looked,  
              & turned 
                  to 
                begin  
fragments  
an 
attempt 
to 
halt  
     red  
        dripping. . . 
                       b l o o d
                               of
                                    l o v e —

OPEN FORM created by Brian Strand in lowercase without grammatical symbols, uses spaces&breaks relying upon 'the one breath limitation' & as a  'happening' requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input &respond in a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood & thus is inherently variable.

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Duke Beaufort May 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM SP, after reading I'm thinking how lucky those of us are who have love that is not boring. Your use of this imagery makes it clear that relationships are not easy to manage and feel good about.

Kim Rodrigues May 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM Congrats, Lasaad!

Krishnanand Guptar May 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM Heartiest congratulations dear poet on your high placement in Brian`n poetry contest with a wonderful poem full of imagery and crafted with an imaginative mind.

Paige Hind May 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM Amazing work, Sotto, this is definitely going into my favs, it's very intense, with so so much feeling

Ink Empress May 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM Very creative wordplay throughout this dr sotto, i love the arrangement of lines and how youv done open verse in such a catchy manner! The opening and ending in this stands out especially loved "mirror fractured by gaze of sight closest bond lingering snaging emerging from forecasting watching" deep and catchy! And very unique! Thought provoking write youv delivered for brians contest! Bet it is a top winner! Best wishes! Sending you light always