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Form for a honey-bee

When you break up with the idea of using correct form for writing poetry

By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Form for a honey-bee
Photo by Christina Victoria Craft on Unsplash

trapped in a lung that cannot get air

I need to tell you about it

So many things, I saw too
A bee that flew too high
I cried when he fell
“Icarus myth”

I fell deep

Lost words

Sleep.

fact or fiction

About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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  • L.C. Schäferabout a year ago

    This is one of those I feel like I need to read a good few times to feel like I get all the Stuff in there ☺

  • Oooo, this was so deep and poignant! I loved it Merly!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Nicely done. Love the "screw it" subtitle.

  • Rachel Steinmetzabout a year ago

    Creepy... Nice job!

  • ReadShakurrabout a year ago

    Love It

  • Savannah K. Wilsonabout a year ago

    Oh nice! I love when people play with format and the 'rules' of writing! Really great take on the challenge and fantastic use of myth referencing (I'm a sucker for that!) 🩷

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