A girl with a red coat walks against the wind,
her shoulders hunched.
She carries the world around her like a cloak.
Her footfall is uncertain, the one in front of the other
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I will avoid getting emotional in my comment and say: it is a tragic and grim reality you portray. The sad thing is that she has to get back to that house and face the monster in real live 3D. makes one wonder just who the Devil is.
This is so good. The image your create, the heart wrenching emotion you create in this short poem, I really, really like this one. L&T
hauntingly beautiful. you have a real gift and i can't wait to read more. another ten. -shannon
wow. this grabbed my heart. how many people out there, learned to live with the different colour coats they wear. i wonder, will she ever let go of the coat? great poem!
wow wow wow. I could never imagine having to bear such a thing. I was almost raped when I was eleven, but luckily I escaped. It was my fault though. Reading this, it makes me wonder how different I would have grown up with the image of being raped haunting me. Even coming close is scary enough...it has created some conflict between my man and I and how I let him touch me. Reading this I am glad a family member didn't try to rape me. Great poem!
Outstanding Poem! Great Imagery for a difficult subject. Roger.x
yuri u have the courage to talk about this subject, , touching