Andrea Dietrich Poet Acrostic

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Written June 7, 2026 for the  '2026-06-02 Breathless' Contest of Constance La France

Breathless

“Suffocation is a cruel way to go.” - Arlaina Tibensky

Battered and bloodied, she suddenly came to!
Recently raped, in utter darkness she now lay.
Entirely baffled, she felt so very cold
And knew somehow her foe had gone away.
Trembling, she realized where she might be.
Her body inside a box had been encased.
Loudly she screamed; frantically she flailed.
Engulfed by terror, she knew where she’d been placed.
Shallow became her breath. She no more made a sound.
Suffocation was her fate beneath the lonely ground.

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Sara Kendrick June 17, 2026 at 8:38 AM A different way to go with the theme of the contest. Congratulations on your winner. Way to go. Sara K.

Howard Kerr June 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM Magnificent, Andrea, it defies superlatives this exceptional acrostic. Heartfelt congratulations. Howard

Krishnanand Guptar June 11, 2026 at 7:43 AM Congratulations dear poetess on sharing the top podium with a lovwely acrostic, revealing a cute mind and a skilful pen. Seems to have been inspired by the quote. A lovely picture. Wish you a lovely day.

Paula Goldsmith June 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Breathless" Acrostic write/quote. Great Ending... I enjoy writing in the Acrostic style from time to time. I did one today... Have a blessed day with your wonderful win...............

sara Etgen-Baker June 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM totally engaging Acrostic....just wow...no wonder it 'won' Outstanding. Faving.

Sotto Poet June 10, 2026 at 10:52 AM Congratulations on your win in the contest with your beautifully crafted poem, Andrea

Karen Jones June 10, 2026 at 3:50 AM Wow! What a dramatic dark twist you wrote with! Very creative and engaging! Congratulations for winning the contest Andrea!

Constance La France June 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM Andrea, congratulations on your win in my Breathless contest with your skillfully penned poem, I loved your quote and image~

David Crandall June 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM Wow - that is dark! Horrifying and powerful. I'm going to need to regroup - lol.

Jennifer Proxenos June 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM Hi Andrea, great and vivid imagination, but did get a cold chill up my back, so well written, ooooooh i have written a couple like this one. Hope you are well my friend. Love and hugs, Jennifer.

Sotto Poet June 8, 2026 at 8:37 AM Andrea, I was really captivated by your poem. You have the most exquisite imagination. The poem sounds sophisticated as the meter and internal rhyme scheme are consistent.

Valsa George June 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM So powerful with tragic undertones. Quite sad is the end of many such women, raped and strangled by wicked hands. Great acrostic. All the best dear friend.

Modupe Sefunmi June 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM Hey! I am glad to be back again. I am so glad to read wonderful poems from you again

Victor Buhagiar June 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM Dear Andrea, think of life. You describe death so clearly. Not a pleasant way to die.

CayCay Godwin June 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM Just last month you locked a woman in a cage, I'm becoming concerned! Dramatic writing, darling one, it shivered my timbers and is bound to place. CayCay Godwin June 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM It was actually April for Nette's SHOCKED TABLEAU, remember? Andrea Dietrich June 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM Oh gosh. I don't even recall the caged one. For one of Nette's contests? You do know I watch lots of true crime, right? Truth is certainly stranger than fiction.

Charles Reese June 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM This may be the best acrostic poem I ever read but beating and burying someone alive not something I want to imagine though it would truly leave the person breathless all the best for the contest Andrea Dietrich June 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM Gosh, thanks, Charles. I did have to think hard on this one!

Ilene Bauer June 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM To me, that is the most terrifying way to die, exactly as you’ve described it, Andrea! I can’t even think about it. Best of luck in the contest, though… Andrea Dietrich June 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM Yes, but there are even worse things that I have heard of: such as death by slow torture or by fire. I am deathly afraid of fire, so much that I am unable to light a match. If I go to light a match, I just drop it instinctively!!

Kim Rodrigues June 7, 2026 at 8:16 AM That would be frightening indeed! In the dark, surmising one’s death as she became breathless after her torturous ordeal. A special place in hell for those monsters! Andrea Dietrich June 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM Yes, these monsters. I see lots of true crime on the ID channel. It's unbelievable to me how even seemingly normal people can murder people they once loved.

Mike Bayles June 7, 2026 at 7:12 AM Well-done, Andrea.

Moon Harp June 7, 2026 at 5:36 AM Wow, Andrea, this is a dynamic poem. I once saw a movie like this, a suspense movie for sure. But that time she was actually rescued at the last second!! Whew. Well done poem. Moon Harp Andrea Dietrich June 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM thanks so much. I probably saw that same movie as you. But I don't think she had been raped first. I think I have seen three such movies and maybe in one movie like that, the person never escaped.

Lin Lane June 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM This is out of the box for you, Andrea and I don’t mean the kind your damsel found herself in. Nice to see you leave your writing comfort zone. ;-) Andrea Dietrich June 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM thanks, Lin. I try sometimes to get out of the box. hahaha. (I have done three Breathless poems already, so i am out of breath for one about romance)