to where the word leads
A Go-With-It Poem
Drown poetry in ink
Bleed out words like accidental splotches
A pen imploding, leaking
A page torn in two
A writer sits unsure of the direction best taken
A line better followed
A road unpaved, or better yet paved badly
Each lurch forward is a risk of falling into the craters
Left behind by 18-wheeler trucks that make the earth tremble
Like the hand of an unsure writer who begs to tear the page in half
To expose the fissures that held it all together in the first place
The ligaments of a damn sentences
The limbs of consonants and cries of howling vowels
As tear stains blur the lines below
Turning rigid roads into round bubbles that
Boil deep inside until
A poem drips down the pages aimlessly
Yet full of heart
About the Creator
Oneg In The Arctic
A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.
Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices
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Comments (10)
Raw and full of emotion ❤️
Such vivid writing! Your style and voice is always amazing but there was something about this one that made it more intense. Loved it!
This was amazing! Such a flow and about a thing we all understand. Really well written! Great job! 💕
Gorgeous and intense Oneg. I really enjoyed this one a lot. 🩵r
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The badly paved road… hits me hard
This is wonderful Oneg- Love the metaphor and so many fabulous lines. Poetry definitely be like this! 💜c
So impactful! "The limbs of consonants and cries of howling vowels ..." agonizing perfection.
Do I ever like the way in which you present this. So true and the comparison is magical
Oooh! This was a very unique and creative piece 🤍 For me, it made me think of sitting with the intention to write something uplifting and positive…. And being torn between writing the unvarnished truth instead… the many craters representing just how easy it is to fall back into the despair and not make the uplifting and hopeful journey that was intended! This poem took me on many journeys in my mind and sparked a lot of reflective and creative thinking for me …. So thank you! ❤️🙏🏻