Zoe Horsman Poet Free verse

Time

'll take your life before          tells.
She                                      She
Every tick drives      in further.
                            It
Moangasp-
Sympathetic motion!
                    Numbers          Arrows.
A jumble of                   and

Forces
Backwards....and...forwards
Forces
Watcher-watch, 
Power of
                                                        Anticipation.
Refusal of release! 

You
I will gut.
Spill your long strings of seconds like saliva
Drip into my mouth and make me
Digest.

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Team Poetrysoup July 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM Really cool how you play with time and tension, it feels like the seconds are almost alive, twisting and pulling. That "spill your long strings of seconds" line hits hard and sticks with me. Zoe Horsman July 27, 2026 at 2:47 AM Thanks so much for the feedback