Shall I compare thee to a corpse decay?
Thou smell’st less putridly and more pleasant:
Foul winds escape th’orifices may
Of both thee ‘n’ it (though it’s more “fragrant”).
The eyes o’ th’dead are dull, while thine do shine,
And often is its cold complexion paled
(Be th’body fair or dark, it grays in time).
Thy heart does beat while th’othern’s failed.
From thy nocturnal slumber, thou sure shalt wake,
Thine age progression’ll on as thou grow’st;
But death shall cause the foetid corpse to take
A much more disintegral course, thou know’st:
So long as thou canst breathe and ‘live canst be,
Prefer shall I to corpse my time with thee.
Written on May 19, 2023 for the "Sonnet Poetry Contest" - sponsored by Sotto Poet
Categories:
putridly, appreciation, body, death, feelings,
Form: Sonnet
Never speak the truth
Keep it bottled inside
Never speak the horror
It’s something I must hide
I can’t release the pain
That was caused upon to me
I can’t release the mental anguish
And the endless years of misery
Why is a societal taboo?
When all I speak is the truth
Why do so many people shun
What is so clearly putridly uncouth?
Write about all cheerful things
Never about your past
Write about sunsets and rainbows
Forget and allow the hurt to pass
I’m sorry, but I can’t do that
I was sexually molested as a child
Three adult male cousins
Took my innocence as they smiled
Forgiveness I have given
To each and every one
But the pain and scars I still bear
Over the mental abuse that they have done
© Stacy Lynn Stiles
Categories:
putridly, introspection, loss, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Broken buried bond
Regretful recurring rain
Pouring putridly passionless
Provocative priceless pain
Falling furiously fast
Ominous oath to obey
Torrential teary torment
Conventional course conveyed
Submersed soul stammering
Darkness deadening distantly
Drowning deep disarray
Methodically mocking me
Laughter lingers lucidly
Submerged suffering sight
Treading thoughts tenaciously
For a fruitless fearful fight
© Stacy Lynn Stiles
Categories:
putridly, husband, introspection, life, lost
Form: Alliteration