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A temple in my palms
Poetry Contest Description
Write me a poem about resilience. I want to be inspired by your strength.
No AI
New writes only
Length doesn’t matter (no novels though)
I will choose the winner after 3 weeks
Here’s an example:
“A temple in my palms”
I’ve ended it. I am no longer distracted by these sensations of upset. These reverberations watching the pain ripple west of my doorway, puddling ‘neath the dark words of melancholia. Resilience has risen a temple in my palms.
This frown that is coercive no longer wilts my face.
These tears that are unbidden evanescence into salt.
I will slather whatever salve I can dip my fingers into
to soothe this bruised body.
I propel; flattening these wrinkles beneath my feet.
My footsteps are priming a pathway before me.
I tread with a heat that chars the cobblestone; chaperoning restoration as a tonic to be drank at each checkpoint. To reconnect the mind with the spirit. To shake loose the crust that binds the hardened layers of miscellaneous regret. Swept into a pile of debris to classify my verbs.
We, resilient, are inclined to imprint wisdom upon sailors. To sail as the crow flies. Stream north and carve deep, even though some nights it is far too easy to circle back to linger in the ache.
Under the moon, the glimmer of ire may feather our shoulders.
Under the moon, the aroma of stagnancy may perfume our vigour.
But the sun will rise to kiln the gloom that blackens our ivory— and polish our stone into gems.
As if endeavour we’re a tome to be filled in by the sages. Only then would I allow the immersion of knowledge to prick my eye.
Guidance
Close your eyes
Forget the smoke
Breathe in fresh air
Girl tell me
How did we get there?
Rain dancing over your hood
Bricks scrape your back
Got your music on blast
They forgot your name
But your words are not mud
Your strength is gilded by blood
You’re seeking guidance in stars
But those stars explode
Believe me when I speak
It’s the beauty in the aftermath
That shapes your bones
Those stars are just one in a million
Destined to end
When there’s nothing left to grasp
When the day is frigid and opaque
Lean back and think
Cunning never got you so far
And empathy burned your gold to dust
You’ll know then that it is time
To pull that dagger out your back
Let intuition guide every blow
The bridges falling
Place pieces to the puzzle
And remember even silent dogs
Bite
The wind guides you softly for now
Slash your way through
But do not to stain the dust
Least the stones are jagged against your soul
When you reach the fountain
Bow before you dip your bowl
Heed your warning
Find God along your journey
And respect them
Thank the spirits that light your torch
And when you’re an old lady rocking on our porch
We will reunite
Gray hair but the same colour eyes
Together under the same moon at last
I’ll lean against the rail
And as we discuss youth
Our heart will swell
The phone finally rings
The sound a kind reminder
Our heart awaits the final journey
And as we set out
Crows call softly now
The horizon echoes with laughter
One last match is struck
However, no blade is drawn
Guided by the galaxy we find peace
And among love we rest
Forget the smoke
Breathe in fresh air
Girl tell me
How did we get there?
Rain dancing over your hood
Bricks scrape your back
Got your music on blast
They forgot your name
But your words are not mud
Your strength is gilded by blood
You’re seeking guidance in stars
But those stars explode
Believe me when I speak
It’s the beauty in the aftermath
That shapes your bones
Those stars are just one in a million
Destined to end
When there’s nothing left to grasp
When the day is frigid and opaque
Lean back and think
Cunning never got you so far
And empathy burned your gold to dust
You’ll know then that it is time
To pull that dagger out your back
Let intuition guide every blow
The bridges falling
Place pieces to the puzzle
And remember even silent dogs
Bite
The wind guides you softly for now
Slash your way through
But do not to stain the dust
Least the stones are jagged against your soul
When you reach the fountain
Bow before you dip your bowl
Heed your warning
Find God along your journey
And respect them
Thank the spirits that light your torch
And when you’re an old lady rocking on our porch
We will reunite
Gray hair but the same colour eyes
Together under the same moon at last
I’ll lean against the rail
And as we discuss youth
Our heart will swell
The phone finally rings
The sound a kind reminder
Our heart awaits the final journey
And as we set out
Crows call softly now
The horizon echoes with laughter
One last match is struck
However, no blade is drawn
Guided by the galaxy we find peace
And among love we rest
Written by RubysGhost
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