Tense
It crept up on us
Surreptitiously, well camouflaged
It crept up on us,
Dust-covered history,
Fraught with suppressed emotions,
Crept up on us.
Fists clenched, teeth grinding,
We stood, braced,
Teeth grinding, fists clenched
It sucker-punched us
Snapping us back
Into a time, long gone.
It crept up on us,
It hit us where it hurt
It crept up on us,
Leaving us taut,
Wishing it in the past,
Leaving us tense.
It crept up on us,
It hit us where it hurt
It crept up on us,
Leaving us taut,
Wishing it in the past,
Leaving us tense.
I enjoyed reading this. It is full of suspense and drama. It put my senses on full alert. I felt on edge. I like that you don't describe what 'it' is - so that it could be so many things to individual readers - though of course to you 'it' is something very real and difficult. I like your use of 'taut' and also 'past' - combining two different definitions of 'tense'. Brilliant. I have yet to write one - but hopefully will find some time early in the week x Hope you have a good week and everyone feels better soon x
ReplyDeleteYou are so good at writing poetry. I struggle with some of your themes to come up with something to go with it.
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