Flittering Minnions - An #OctPoWriMo Poem, Day 6

 

Occasionally saccharine flavored optimism

Releases a flock of monarchs

            Stepping in front of an audience

            Preparing for a special occasion

            Gathering of new friends

 

Flitting in my belly

Slight quickening now nausea

            And I remember

 

            I remember before

Anxiety built a steel birdcage

Inpenetrable tho small, for a finch

Doubt and blundering pushes the limits

            (Less pretty than a sparrow)

 

            I remember now

            Angry mob boss yelling, his

gut the obvious leader

Gathered moles grab sledgehammers

Pummel my belly, bruised and battered

a bleeding memento

smirking at the optimism

that may no longer be

 

-- Julie Jordan Scott

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This is my response to Day 6's prompt: Butterflies.

Obviously, a dark cloud overtook me. Rather than hide from it or run ashamed from my OctPoWriMo friends, I just went with it.

Happy October, all!

Comments

[Anna Stewart]

I like the steel cage and the finch but I think my favorite line was "angry mob boss yelling, his gut the obvious leader." Must say those last lines made my belly ache.

[Morgan Dragonwillow (@MDragonwillow)]

I'm glad you went with it. Definitely had me feeling into it. Well done!