Infancy leads to decline
Teeth twixt extremes
Independence grows
Ends in dependence
Hair sparse and grey
Nails curved and ridged
Skin wrinkled, loose
Muscles wasted
Bathing, a project
Diet, soft, pureed
Normal sight, hardly
Wits about, barely
Taste no more
Hear less
Tiring easily
Wanting less
Slapstick humour is ill refined
It will do when in a pinch
~ Don’t quit your day job
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
I checked in
you checked out.
You checked in
I checked out.
when u can feel the doom
as you create ruckus
to break the shell of yours
in making your way
into the unknown
a sense of loss
overshadowed by anonymity
is all it comes down to
shaking off the cold
reaching the surface
is all it turns out to be about
Burdened by patience
Nature waits to change seasons
Lull before the storm
The clouds burst open
With a torrential downpour.
The loud drumming on the rooftop
Heard inside the safety of my bedroom.
Snuggled under the warmth of my duvet,
Flames red in the fireplace,
Soft light of candles burning,
Body relaxed after a tiring day,
Savouring the moment of pure joy and contentment.
OH THE TIRING DAY
~~~~~~~~~~
Oh, the tiring day!
Hiding shame, seeks darkness.
Blemishes grey,
not gone, blended sadness!
Darkness hiding secrets,
evil and good.
Handprints in soft concretes,
what ere your hood!
Blended badness!
Moon shadows, hark they cry!
Mans blindness
is causing planet earth to die.
Oh, the tiring day.
Hiding shame, seeks darkness,
can't always, so say,
as night seek respite, in lightness!
Modern day, night vision,
exposing all, proof, it's conclusion.
mans denial, derision!
Governments won't stop pollution!
Painful hot season
Eyes face vase grace all burning
Buds bursting crimson
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April 15, 2016
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