A Sip of My Tears
Silent Acrostic
Savour that taste of sweet victory while you can.
I'll just sit here and gag on your sugar-coated lies. Go ahead,
lick the delicate flavour of my pain off the
ends of your greasy fingers and come back for more. Gorge on it. You will
not make me cry. You’ll not hear me scream. You won’t get a single word,
‘cause I’d watch you choke on your own arrogance before I’d offer
even one small sip of my tears.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Wow, like a punch in the gut but with a genuine smile. So skilful the way you play with words to deliver this message.
It is a powerful poem-statement expressing deep emotions—a great piece of art.
Defiant, and refusing to give in. This one has a bite to it, and the short, sharp lines show this well Cathy😊
I absolutely adore this one, Cathy. You’ve got such a talent for poetry - those last two lines got me 🤯👏🎉
Loved this! You are always so clever in your prose
Oooof!! That's a salty narrative if I've ever read one! Love that it's in the form of an acrostic! Very clever Cathy!!
Damn! Pardon the very crude exclamation, but, damn! Another excellent, hard-hitting acrostic, my friend!
So well written, a little sad, but you gotta admire a punch with words.
'I'll just sit here and gag on your sugar-coated lies.' The raw anger in this is so potent and evocative and just wow! Then the rest really lives up to it. So well done!
Oooo, licking the pain off the ends of their greasy fingers, I especially loved that part! Your Acrostic was awesomeeee!
Very evocative!
Dear Ch ~ How incredibly poignant and relatable to ALL: Not a Tear to be Shed/nor the Sweat off of my Back..! J.k.in.l.a.
Wow! This is a seriously ass kicking moment of silence, Cathy! What do you do for an encore! Bravo!
Excellent work my friend.
Oh damn. You brought the fire with this one. Love this so much, Buddy!
Wow Cathy, that's one heck of an acrostic!
Your poetry is just so damn good.
Torrential!
Superbly scathing! And packed with powerful imagery! Well done, Cathy!
Oh yeah!! Take that!! Awesome work, my friend
Wow!!! Listen to you silently roar!!! Loving it!!!❤️❤️💕
Hell yes I love the defiance in this acrostic, Cathy! Well done
NICE!
Grrrrrrrr I love this! Defiant punch after defiant punch 😁