The Eyes are Mightier Than the Mouth
Ekphrastic Challenge June 2023
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for June 2023 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.
The Eyes are Mightier Than the Mouth
There is much
Behind my eyes
Thoughts thought
Dreams dreamt
Life lived
But made to
Close my mouth
Stuff it, shut it
Society says
So silence, girl
Padlock placed
On my lips
Pages torn
From my journal
Spotted with ink
My mascara messy
Go clean it up
As to be seen
And not heard
A pretty face
Is all that’s needed
No one needs
Your mind
These outbursts
Will be outcast
Be happy as
Second-class
And second choice
Thus, you learn to say
So much in a look
And my eyes
Are screaming
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It's difficult for me to know where to start with a review of this book as it was, for me, an entirely unique experience and one that I'll probably never have again. I don't want that to be interpreted as unenjoyable but it has left me scratching my head a little and ruminating on its content, its themes and its characters.
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Nice tight poem!