Sunday, January 30, 2011

Looking Back

Looking back…

I see a string
of stained coffee cups,
battered boxes
filled with regret
dirty sheets,
dirty laundry
broken crockery and
promises
with a thin film
of dust
covering it all

I dared
to eat the peach,
but it was mealy
and tasteless,
a sticky mess
dripping down my chin
and I…
I am left
with the pit


This poem was originally written for a creatvie challenge by the Facial Expression Poetry Group.

3 comments:

  1. lovely done...

    I am fully in it with the last stanza.
    Happy Sunday!

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  2. Thank you Jingle! Happy Sunday to you as well.

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  3. Hi Mary, Going back and reading some of your older posts while I have the time. I like the metaphor and hidden meaning behind the words. Very intriguing. I have one or two pits I can remember from years past.

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