Queen
Wonderland Challenge Day 4
They didn’t crown me
with emeralds or pearls.
They pressed a daisy chain
onto my forehead—
roots still dripping
with the same red clay
that birthed me.
I was not chosen.
I rose.
From the hills
where the fog settles in like old grief,
where the wolves know my name
and howl it under the blue-moon
like a benediction.
I kneel only for gods
that speak in wind or thunder.
I’ve learned to speak in wildflower,
in whippoorwill,
in blood and in the crackle of embers.
My throne is a boulder
etched with the claw marks
of every demon I’ve bested.
My scepter?
A walking stick carved
from the spine of yesterday’s shame.
And when they ask
what makes a queen,
I just laugh
my mouth full of mountain,
hair tangled in briar and dusk.
I am the one who stayed
and bloomed anyway.
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About the Creator
Ellie Hoovs
Breathing life into the lost and broken. Writes to mend what fire couldn't destroy. Poetry stitched from ashes, longing, and stubborn hope.
My Poetry Collection DEMORTALIZING is out now!!!: https://a.co/d/5fqwmEb
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Comments (14)
My entry for this challenge! https://shopping-feedback.today/stories/queen-of-the-unhinged-clock%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cstyle data-emotion-css="w4qknv-Replies">.css-w4qknv-Replies{display:grid;gap:1.5rem;}
Breathtaking! You created such a compelling narrative voice in this! Hoping to get my act together soon to join in! But if not I'm enjoying your poems and those of the other participants tremendously!
Here’s my silly poem: https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/queen-mia%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Such a powerful poem! I love it! ❤️
Here is my submission: https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/queen-me%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Wonderful, love the imagery.
Beautiful written
Wel-wrought! GAIA cries out! Her queen is chosen!
Quite the Queen… despite it all.
Here’s my entry for Queen: https://shopping-feedback.today/stories/queen-rk8ji03o5%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Wow, so many great lines there that it's difficult to choose the best one... A walking stick carved from the spine of yesterday’s shame is definitely among them.
I felt the power of this ancient queen, born of the land. I want to know more of her story.
Day 4 - Queen: https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/queen-of-the-faguchi-s%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
"I just laugh my mouth full of mountain, hair tangled in briar and dusk. I am the one who stayed and bloomed anyway." Such a great line, I keep reading it over and over. A myth in the making.