Sunday 1 April 2012

Judas




i sit  at the waters edge
my toes gritty with the shore
sand under my nails
trying to untangle the whirling mess of my emotions
the perfume of your skin
from my last kiss
invades my senses
my hands bloodied with the rips and tears
of the thorns 
as i pick at the corners of my actions
betrayal and loss
line the surface of my guilt.


2nd April 2012


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17 comments:

  1. Oh, this is powerful. Love the line, 'as i pick at the corners of my actions'
    Very well done!

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  2. We do pick at our disgraces and humiliations!

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  3. True, you have captured "the whirling mess of your emotions" beautifully.

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  4. Very deep.Betrayal and loss were my themes too, but you used some wonderful descriptionsof the senses.I like ‘toes gritty with the shore’.

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  5. oy this is def emotion stirring...the unraveling of it all as we pick the knots of our own stupidity at times...

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  6. Ah - wonderful words and you have indeed captured "the whirling mess of your emotions" beautifully!

    Anna :o]

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  7. indeed you have captured this well....thanks for sharing your words

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  8. "Pick at the corners of my actions"..that gave me a chill..powerful emotion runs through this..

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  9. A powerful and beautiful write Kay, and timely as well.

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  10. Beautiful...whirling mess of my emotions..have been there lot many times.

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  11. Very expressive. He has a lot of thorns to pick throug...

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  12. thank you all so much for your lovely comments.....so many of the writers saw a nest..i saw a crown of thorns...i love how everyone views the picture prompt and the end product..i read them all..xx

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  13. Poignant and evocative...nice...

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  14. I feel guilty and fraught, yet wistful.

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  15. Your Magpie title meshes well with the season ... very nice.

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