you punctured my husk
just like popcorn / I burst
accordion groans / sequestered sighs
can you uninstall my heart
from your chest?
saltwater time / drifting / sifting
being alone is not hard
it’s the memory I want to escape
Written for Ekphrastic Poetry Challenge #15, Image by Nick Reeves “An Uncommon Vision”
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‘can you uninstall my heart
from your chest?’ Love it, Tricia 👌 thanks for your entry 🙏
This was fun! I love abstract art 💖
I love this artwork by Nick and it is producing such amazing and varied responses 🤩
He is going to have a hard time judging for sure!!
Yes I know – rather him than me 😅
I love this! Like the warranty on that heart has expired! Cheers.
haha! Yes! I appreciate your comments, Helen!
It’s the memories I want to escape….
Profound write 💙 dear friend
Thanks for reading, friend! 🥰
This is gorgeously rendered, Tricia! I particularly love; “saltwater time / drifting / sifting being alone is not hard.” 🙂
Thanks, Sanaa! I appreciate your feedback and glad you enjoyed it! 💞
saltwater time / drifting / sifting
What an amazing line. Saltwater makes things more buoyant…they float more, knock into each other, drift, become water logged to finally sink….but the floating and drifting at sea….just a wonderful image here. And then those final two lines….it’s the memory I want to escape. That can stick with you. A relationship gone sour….a leaving….but the memories drift still within the mind.
I really liked this write!
Thanks, Lillian! Yes, it’s about a relationship gone sour. Saltwater also stings, so saltwater time is about the memories stinging in time as she drifts and sifts through them. Thanks for hosting this week! ❣️
Lots of ekphrastic challenges!
“can you uninstall my heart
from your chest?” Sounds like such a cry from that very heart–to escape those memories.
Thanks, Merril! Yes, I started thinking about what it would be like to uninstall feelings, lol!
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just had to look up ekphrastic. today i have learnt somthing new! thank you
Of course, thanks for reading! 🥰
That final line really hits hard… love the term accordion groans…
Thanks, Bjorn! I liked the term myself, but wondered if it would fit right, this was a very fast write!
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Thanks, David! 😊
Memories never do leave… and if the do they are the last to go! Very good poem. I love the collage as well!
I’m glad you liked it, thanks! 🥰
Content and form are both PERFECT for this visual. Well done, TS!
Thanks for the feedback, pleased you enjoyed it! 💞
Great poem. I especially like, “can you uninstall my heart
from your chest?”
Thanks, Ali! I appreciate the feedback 🙏