CayCay Godwin Poet Free verse

WHEN TIME TRIPPED

Where he sought to walk 
neither foot fully stepped
more than anemically …
when time tripped 
him over this reveal
his heart sought a
numbness his
light would not 
accept -  
dimness changed his depth

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Paige Hind June 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM powerful, <3

Sara Kendrick June 8, 2026 at 9:20 AM The winners' list holds your name as one of the winners. I am so delighted to see it there. Congratulations to you and way to go. Sara K.

Sotto Poet June 8, 2026 at 7:07 AM Wow, such a wonderful poem with great metaphoric lines, congrats on your win, dear Cay Cay. Sending you lambent wishes

Andrea Dietrich June 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM Hurrah. You won with this one. So nice to see you on the list. Congrats, Caycay

Paula Goldsmith June 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM Your "When Time Tripped - PAZ" is a powerful write. Great Read... "Good Luck" We both did this great contest. Enjoy your day writing away.............

Kim Rodrigues June 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM Very interesting! 2nd and 3rd line, impactful!

Joseph P. DiMino June 5, 2026 at 5:44 AM No one knows...we hope, we surmise -- with sense no matter where we are, God sees and loves us.

Sara Kendrick June 5, 2026 at 4:55 AM This is a good contender for the contest in my opinion. Way to go. I am glad that I chose it to read today. Sara K.

Andrea Dietrich June 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM Wow. This is deep. Very good one, Caycay.