I have learnt where the pieces go by now.
I have the blisters to show
how many times I rebuilt your spine,
and added reinforcements to the vertebrae,
only to pick up the fragments
when it inevitably snapped and shattered
onto the floor again.
There are splinters of bone beneath my skin.
The bits of you that became too sharp,
that became too much like thorns
to bear them in your own sides.
I let you turn my fingers into bramble thickets
and plucked out all the edges
of careless words hurled in your direction
when all it really took was a whisper
to knock you down from the scaffolding
and my arms around you were no real protection.
Poem For The Daily Prompt: Rebuild
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Published by Carol J Forrester
Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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Wow, such powerful imagery!
Your descriptions are wonderful and striking.
“There are splinters of bone beneath my skin.
The bits of you that became too sharp,
that became too much like thorns
to bear them in your own sides.” ~> I love these lines!
Thank you. I was quite happy with them too.
Amazing 🙂
Great post!