Wounds
I participated in the latest challenge on Poets Who Blog, which was to create a poem using a list of ten words (these ten words are highlighted in the poem below. The result was this poem, “Wounds”. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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They say time heals all wounds.
How precious is that healing
As I try to collect in into my heart and
Desperately to try avoid a role reversal -
I don’t want to turn into a monster
Like you.
Clarify for me why I should
Forgive you
Now,
For I still wear volatile wounds from your
Silent disapprovals and caustic cut-downs,
And I still remember how I used to flutter inside
When I saw your hand raised, reared back, and
Ready to hit me again.
I would escape into fantasy – books and daydreams –
To dull the pain,
To make me forget,
And to help hasten the day when my magic number –
Eighteen –
Would come up and I could leave you forever -
And I did.
But now – now you say that
You come in peace?
Get bent.
Written 5/28/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
And I still remember how I used to flutter inside
When I saw your hand raised, reared back, and
Ready to hit me again.
That part was so intense. I felt my heart clutch reading that.
Thanks for taking part in our project at PWB.
No problem. And thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. I’m glad you liked “Wounds”.
-Nicole
you and i wrote about the same thing,, but from two very different viewpoints in time.. wow.. this was really good,, and i get the feeling it was indeed the forbearer to my poem….
Thank you, and thank you for stopping by. I think we go through stages from initial hurt, to anger (which was where this was written from) to realization to forgiveness.
Please feel free to come again soon.
-Nicole
I like the way you weave the 10 words seamlessly into the poem – and the ending is brilliant!
I think finding a way to express the anger positively through some sort of creative expression, rather than through more destructive channels, is a vital part of the path that leads to a full-hearted forgiveness. Not that I’ve been through anything as intense as what you’re describing here, but I think it’s generally so much more positive.
Good to see you join PWB – look forward to reading more of your poems!
Hello Lirone:
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. Honestly, when I looked at the way the words were streamed together on PWB, the rest started to kind of fall out of the sky.
Welcome. Please feel free to stop by again.
-Nicole
oh that magic number 18… when freedom’s wings open… it is a beautiful moment that passes… how precious is that healing… beautiful…
i had to change my domain name to whypaisley.com please change your links and or feed as necessary
all you will have to do is remove the – from between why and paisley,, everything else will remain the same and will redirect you to the correct page…. sorry for the inconvenience…
Hi WhyPaisley:
Done. I updated the blogroll. Thanks for letting me know.
-Nicole
One More Believer:
Thanks for the visit and the comment. Of course with freedom…comes a whole other set of challenges and issues. But I still prefer it to what I went through.
-Nicole