That night,
I carved strange symbols
Into my skin,
The asymmetry of my mind
Becoming strangely
Geometrically ordered shapes
On my forearms,
The only part of my body I ever
Admired.
The pen didn’t run, and the
Messages I dripped
Onto the parchment of me
Filled me with calm
Although my heart was
Racing in the shortness of
The hours left.
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a heart and two names
once carved in the tree's bark
outlasted their love
#MastoPrompt - #carve
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Spit the venom from my veins down the drain
your toxic waste swirls like toothpaste -
I used to #carve your sticks and stones
out of my haunted hollow bones,
now your regrets and frets stick like glue
and I want nothing more to do with you.
I #carve healing in this new life out of the strife -
I find magic in places and spaces
I didn’t know could exist, and I can not resist.
carve out a special
place in your heart for some love
and also laughter
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@tanweerdar
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The #MastoPrompt for September is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories
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The 🎄break I’ve envisioned has yet to fully materialize, but I’m getting there. Submitted a doozy first proof on a poetry collection to its author yesterday, working on two book covers, awaiting corrections from another poet, and reviewing printer proofs this morning.
Mostly I need to use the off days to clean up the #collage explosion in my studio and do some rearranging and organizing in there, including getting another shelving unit put together. But I’m really itching to #carve some #lino.
The second piece that I lost in my #chess set was a rook. I read a bit with my son this morning and colored and cut out paper dolls with my daughter but now have some time to #carve a bit more of the of this took. #woodcarving #whittling
#chess #carve #woodcarving #whittling
@PaulOBrien That is very cool! What process do you use to #carve on a small #stone object like this? Any precautions to avoid cracking?
Is it wrong to admit I #carve wooden spoons and I have an unhealthy appreciation for a sharp axe and knife. Shh, it's our secret.