Emile Pinet Poet Sonnet

The Knife's Edge

Her pulse rises as she feels the cold steel
of the blade's touch, warming within her mind.
And tries to imagine how it will feel
as she draws scarlet pathways, undefined.

She found feelings tethered to the knife's edge:
and became numb to all but its sharp sting.
For stripped of her wings before she could fledge;
surrounded by hurt, she can't feel a thing.

Cutting, watching that scarlet trickle flow,
relieves anxieties and stress somehow.
And she walks that tightrope ever so slow,
experiencing the moment of now.

Her psyche demands a blood sacrifice:
and her body is forced to pay the price.

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Christuraj Alex February 17, 2022 at 5:21 AM Beautiful sonnet on Knife's Edge. Congratulations! Emile Pinet February 17, 2022 at 10:41 AM Thanks, Christuraj, I appreciate and welcome your comments my friend, Emile.

Edward Ibeh June 18, 2021 at 11:34 AM What an incredibly moving and powerful sonnet, Emile! It wowed me. Congratulations on your win in my contest! Emile Pinet June 18, 2021 at 11:59 AM Thanks Edward, I appreciate the win along with your wonderful comments my friend, Emile.

Christuraj Alex June 18, 2021 at 7:24 AM Great. Congratulations! Emile Pinet June 18, 2021 at 7:33 AM Thanks Christuraj, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Terry Miller May 18, 2021 at 7:01 AM Emile, what a great write and a strong message, Loved it! Emile Pinet May 18, 2021 at 7:11 AM Thanks Terry, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Andrea Dietrich May 17, 2021 at 2:37 PM I want to do this theme, but nothing is coming to me. Wow, you really used the theme well!! Sad poem but lovely writing! Emile Pinet May 18, 2021 at 7:10 AM Thanks Andrea, as always my friend, you comments are most appreciated, Emile.

Regina Mcintosh May 16, 2021 at 11:35 AM So sad. This is a wonderful write. God bless you with a win. Love, Gina Emile Pinet May 16, 2021 at 12:43 PM Thanks Regina, as always, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

L Milton Hankins May 16, 2021 at 9:21 AM Emile...a outstanding piece of writing with a strong, understanding message. You might want to change "striped" to "stripped" in the second stanza (I think it will be more what you mean). I see this as a winner in the contest! Exceptional writing, my friend. Hope you don't mind the suggestion. Emile Pinet May 16, 2021 at 10:09 AM Thanks Milt, not only don't I mind, I am very grateful that you caught that typo and brought it to my attention, as always I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.