JC Brul Poet Free verse

Like An Arrow

Like a stained knife 
that left perennial pain,
your parting words 
pervaded through my veins~
inflicting an excruciating agony
that lingered on from sunrise to sunset.

And here beneath the dark clouds
as I glance  upon the silhouettes
of the ruins of a once silent sanctuary 
of our unrequited love~
teardrops fall
as hot as wild fire 
traversing wilderness.


Now I still 
I still don't know
the way back to my self again.
Just let me pick my broken pieces 
that I may be whole again.




12 August 2020
For Inflictions Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Silent One
1st place 

Entered for "All Yours ( April 28) Poetry Contest"
Sponsored by Brian Strand

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Sam Kauffman April 29, 2021 at 9:55 AM Back with congratulations JCB! This touches deep emotions of grieving but also the desire to heal. Nicely done! Blessings my friend.

Sam Kauffman August 19, 2020 at 4:00 PM Finding our way back to ourselves can be a lonely journey, JCB, especially when that trek starts with pain wrenching footsteps! You are wise to undertake the journey with such eloquent words as companions! Congratulations on your first place win! Your poem shows both sides of the coin!

Anne-Lise Andresen August 19, 2020 at 6:57 AM - Congratulations on your win in Silent One's contest: INFLICTIONS :) - // Anne-Lise :)

Gershon Wolf August 18, 2020 at 2:37 PM A gripping write, delving deep into human emotions and pain. Richly deserved winner in the contest, JCB. Sunshine and Serenity, Gershon

Malabika Ray Choudhury August 15, 2020 at 7:13 PM Congratulations, Dear Friend, for your well-deserved top win. This poem touches the heart, especially the ending line is incomparable! Love and best wishes, Mala

Andrea Dietrich August 15, 2020 at 3:39 PM Love this one, and I think your top placement is very well deserved. I like how you said "exlusively for..." I am using poems for double duty purpose now that Brian is allowing us to use concurrent contest entries or N/A's!

John Hamilton August 15, 2020 at 9:41 AM An interesting write, silent solitude does help to overcome our losses, enjoyed congrats on a nice win!

Silent One August 15, 2020 at 3:36 AM I could feel your pain in this poem.. we all need a silent sanctuary, to help us to heal.. Once there is noise, there i no silence, sadly.. so we search to find peace.. how weird, i wrote a poem called silent sanctuary today! Congratulations on your first place in the contest..