11 October 2013

OctPoWriMo 11 - Tick Tock

Today's prompt asks us to listen to the sounds around us and incorporate that into our poetry. I'm home alone today, so it's easy to hear things. I closed my eyes and listened to the living room clock for a few minutes and this poem took shape.


Tick tock
Tick tock
Silent tears and heaving sobs
Tick tock
Tick tock
Screaming rage and silent glares
Tick tock
Tick tock
Questions without answers
Hopeless accusations
Empty arms and hearts
Tick tock
Tick
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3 comments:

  1. Christine11 October, 2013 19:22

    You create a lot of atmosphere with few words here! Very tense.

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  2. Anonymous11 October, 2013 21:12

    Incredibly powerful! I love a poem that reaches inside of me and touches my core. Well done!

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  3. Beth Camp11 October, 2013 22:57

    A powerful poem of love and loss with the strong emotion balanced by the sounds of the clock.

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