Oct 2016
They said
don’t go into the tunnel
but I did
what a rebel.
They said
it wasn’t safe
but I didn’t listen
such a rebel.
Marks on the walls
looping letters
like strawberry laces.
Names of strangers like vines
spewing off
in every direction
submerged under dirt.
Alone and loving it
when I screamed
the echo whooshed around me
like a posse of wasps
and when my mother rang
I didn’t answer
the darkness took over
covered me up.
don’t go into the tunnel
but I did
what a rebel.
They said
it wasn’t safe
but I didn’t listen
such a rebel.
Marks on the walls
looping letters
like strawberry laces.
Names of strangers like vines
spewing off
in every direction
submerged under dirt.
Alone and loving it
when I screamed
the echo whooshed around me
like a posse of wasps
and when my mother rang
I didn’t answer
the darkness took over
covered me up.
Written: October 2016.
Explanation: To mark National Poetry Day on 6th October, I wrote 25 poems over the course of eight days, and sent one poem each to one of 25 of my Facebook friends. After some deliberation, I am now posting the poems on HP (in order of when they were written), albeit not all in one go. 'Firework' is poem one, for those of you who wish to read the series in full, in order. None of the poems are about their recipients. All feedback welcome. A link to my Facebook writing page can be found on my HP home page.
NOTE: Many of my older pieces will be removed from HP at some point in the future.
Explanation: To mark National Poetry Day on 6th October, I wrote 25 poems over the course of eight days, and sent one poem each to one of 25 of my Facebook friends. After some deliberation, I am now posting the poems on HP (in order of when they were written), albeit not all in one go. 'Firework' is poem one, for those of you who wish to read the series in full, in order. None of the poems are about their recipients. All feedback welcome. A link to my Facebook writing page can be found on my HP home page.
NOTE: Many of my older pieces will be removed from HP at some point in the future.
