tucked away, in the labyrinthine
canals of the brain, a hat inside
a veritable garden of plentiful strange
the meep gaw of a scared swan skips
and longs for the one touch
you are afraid to give, spending long days
on greasy differentials, an oily Miller Lite
trucker cap to mask the receding hairline
a cuss and shove because the brake line
erupted, you are not her
the scars of threaded cuts does not render
your smooth touch, not one fit for the swan
what is to be done with the crumbled
hat inside, are you man enough
to take it out, to wield the torque wrench
like a wand, in the crush
of that velvet hat
you are the fairy, you are
the best girl to comfort
a shivering swan
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Image by Catrin Welz-Stein
The prompt image you chose was very well expressed Gila, fine writing. I really like these Welz-Stein artworks.
ReplyDeleteWow! I wondered how you were going to write to the title....you did indeed. I especially like these details
ReplyDelete"trucker cap to mask the receding hairline
a cuss and shove because the brake line
erupted" which make it all so real
....even though we are
"in the labyrinthine
canals of the brain"
Well done!
I love the images you evoke from the portrait! The words you utilize, they are marvelous and so visual to my mind's eye. Very well-written, as always.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the details and I am satisfied with the concluding line:
ReplyDeleteyou are the fairy, you are
the best girl to comfort
a shivering swan
This is such a different take on the prompt. Real, gritty and grounded yet capturing the ethereal nuanced artwork. Tour de force, love it!
ReplyDeleteit is within each of us to play the roles we choose, be it scared swan or torch wielding mechanic. i like the way you put this together
ReplyDeleteSo much to think about in your lines!
ReplyDeleteAll the lines just coalesce and clarify in that final image of the shivering swan. Nicely done.
ReplyDeletethe scars of threaded cuts does not render
ReplyDeleteyour smooth touch, not one fit for the swan
what is to be done with the crumbled
hat inside, are you man enough
It appears to be more of a challenge to whip up a response of defence to good attitude. Great write.
Hank
Hank