Friday, November 15, 2013

Stealer Of Time

 
a grotesque predator
stealer of time
turned uglier with sound
holds you captive
with bolts of searing pain

a survey of your armory
reveals no effective defense
against blazing hot talons
that claw and drag
                            pierce and stab
their torturous ascent

"it's all in her head"
shatters the silence

lying twisted and contorted
coiled in the shadows
the irony splits you open
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11 comments:

  1. Vandana SharmaNovember 16, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    spooky aliens!

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  2. Brian MillerNovember 16, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    whew...intense and vivid....the tearing away...and one of the hardest parts is the dismissal in them saying it is all in your head as well...what a pic to go with it too...

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  3. diane November 16, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    Whoa!

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  4. ScarletNovember 16, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    What imagery and intensity ~ I am guessing this is about your migraines again ~ Hope you are taking care of yourself~

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 17, 2013 at 7:55 AM

      Migraine and face pain that seem to go hand in hand. Doing better now though.

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  5. bgottsabNovember 16, 2013 at 4:12 PM

    Terrifying and intense! You have such an amazing ability to share the darkest emotions, in ways we can all relate to.

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2013 at 6:00 PM

      Thanks Brenda . . . this was inspired by a bad bout of pain which has thankfully passed.

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  6. brudbergNovember 17, 2013 at 4:28 AM

    Oh wonderful... this can definitely fit the sci-fi prompt.. though I think it might have been unintentional... :-) Migraines or aliens.. much the same

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 17, 2013 at 7:51 AM

      Thanks Bjorn, I didn't link up because it wasn't sci-fi inspired but I've had fun reading everyone's poems on dVerse.

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