Keys to The Truth
For Elle Hoov's Wonderland Challenge and Vocal's Tattoo This Line Challenge
Keys may unveil truths best hidden.--Michelle Liew's tattooable
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By fire formed, in iron vowed
The task to open gates allowed
By craftsman's hand, and whispered will
I opened doors to dreams fulfilled.
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I turned in palms, both bare and filled
Opened chests and doors to guilt
Each twist my tale, and lock my stage
I was the writer of the page
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And then--a door to tearful eyes
A cellar filled with muffled cries
I turned, to understand, too late--
To abject horrors, abject hate
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And then, I jammed. The man turned red.
He stomped on me--"Useless," he said
But I saw what his locks concealed
Not all truths are apt to feel
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Discarded, I lay in his cove
Beside a knife, a rope, a glove
Overcome by rain, by rust
By stinging pain, by damaged trust
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In still silence, I now lie bidden
"Keys may unveil truths best hidden."
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About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (2)
Striking work, Michelle! The darkness of the metaphor is powerful.
Oh my, that was scary! Loved your poem!