Satisfactory
24 April 2021 Saturday Poetry Prompt: apparent contradiction
Edges blurred, haunted by eyeliner the spectacular convulsion irritated existential body facing
Done endorsing frailty rather fit like a vice taking the tension out of me compression
Figuring the last hand is the best hand pushed all-in too soon
Corrupted by the split by all leading up to the break shudder confined to equivocal satisfaction
So embrace the next ritual or the one after that
Exposure to music ruffling the nerves of the nose to find the Spring or whatever it’s called outside
Abstract abrasion legs horrored by the blood toenails hanging connected to the thread but not the growth
And you sink for a time fully beneath the pain
J.D. Harms 2021
Prompt:
No, it’s not a light one. You’ll forgive me, but my already dark disposition is covered by now working nights; I don’t mind the dark. I was thinking of paradox, contradictions we live into; like, how sometimes, (gods, it’s been years, though!!!) a really good hangover seems like a good idea, or how one gets used to chaos…I’d like you to surprise your reader with an apparent contradiction. Tag me in it (J.D. Harms) and, as always, rock on!!
Zay Pareltheon Eli Snow Jessica Lee McMillan Viraji Ogodapola Georgia Lewitt Ian Cunnold Joe Luca Connie Song ◦•●Christina M. Ward ●•◦ Mary Jones Karen L. Jones Lori Lamothe Dennett Daniel A. Teo Kira Dawn Wilfreda Edward Ulf Wolf Betsy Denson Pablo Pereyra Paroma Sen Mimi Bordeaux Suzanne V. Tanner Kristie Darling Jeff Langley Ann Marie Steele Chris Mooney-Singh Betsy Denson Barry Dawson IV MDSHall allie wisniewski Alina Sileanu Amanda Dalmas Samantha Lazar Eliza Wright Dana Sanford Aspen Blue Eva Rotolo Evan Wildstein Taylor Haught Lennie Varvarides rowen maeve Rowen Veratome Justin Haag Niki Madore Alex Guenther Michelle Berry Lane Melissa Rodriguez Era Garg Joanna Vang Iva Hotko Jacob Cepollina Charlene Marron Renee Podunovich Caitlin Rebecca Josie Elbiry Jenine Bsharah Baines Joseph Lieungh Heather M. Shrum Aaron Quist Amy Jasek Roberto C. Salvador Renee Podunovich Cindy Byrne Janaka Stagnaro Mohan Boone Kevin E. Pittack Jr. Angelina Der Arakelian Aparna Das Sadhukhan Jesse M. Gonzalez Destiny S. Harris