Poems written for "The Daily Poem" Contest inspired by various prompts. |
| Crux Sensual curves gleam in the light. They fill my sight with your soft glow and yet ... I go. Your beauty rides upon your skin. Nothing's within. You're carved from ice. It won't suffice. With bags in hand, I close the door. I need much more. I won't enshrine your cold design. I turn from you to dark's embrace. Your final trace soon disappears with drying tears. An entry for the January 17th round of "The Daily Poem " Prompt: Open Poetry Form: Minute Poetry Line Count: 16 crux - something that torments by its puzzling nature |