POETRY

Under Restraint

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Caged,
Confined,
Like a bird..
Helplessly bound,
Within the confines of my hurting past.

Nothing saves me from this tormenting pain,
On bed of nails,
I suffer..
I ache..
Lone!

This post is written in response to OctPoWriMo Challenge – where you’ll write a “POEM” everyday for 31 days, using the prompt word. Follow this link to learn more about it, see other submissions, and to share your own. Come and join in the fun folks!

DAY 4 prompt is – CAGED.

Have you ever felt like you were in a cage? It could have been a silver or gold cage, but it was still a cage. Was the door open or closed? Was it of your own making or did you feel like you really couldn’t get out? Did you get out, and if you did, how? Free write for ten minutes pondering one or all of those questions.

Suggested Form – TETRACTYS.

Tetractys, a poetic form invented by Ray Stebbing, consists of at least 5 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables (total of 20). Tetractys can be written with more than one verse, but must follow suit with an inverted syllable count. Tetractys can also bereversed and written 10, 4, 3, 2, 1
Double Tetractys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1
Triple Tetractys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 and so on.

PS – Read my previous OCTPOWriMo entries at – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Happy reading y’all!

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    1. I’m so glad it made sense to you Beckie.. This “info” was new to me too, and hence I shared what I’d learnt!💛💛

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        1. My pleasure! It’s indeed fun to incorporate new methods/techniques! (One main reason why I do such challenges! LOL) 😉

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  10. Has it already been a year since the last month long challenge? Time flies so fast. Fantastically written! I need to go get caught up!

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