Your Metallic Skin
I See You
I see you.
All shiny and metallic.
Glistening in the sunlight seeping through the window.
Cool, relaxing in your own state,
uninfluenced by outside elements
I feel you.
Warming to the touch of the red glowing burner.
The unwelcome heat gurgling in your veins.
Your pain intensifying,
your suffering incrementally worse with each passing moment.
I hear you.
Your blood boiling in anger
Your voice screaming “help me, help me.”
I come running. I shut down your antagonist.
I give you your reprieve, and wait, while slowly you heal.
I see me.
In the reflection of your shiny metallic skin.
I see my invisible tears.
I hear my silent screams and I wonder,
Who will run to my rescue?
Who will shut down my antagonist?
Who will give me my reprieve?
Then I smile at my reflection, and I realize,
as I was your hero,
my reflection, in your metallic skin, will be my own.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Damn! This made me cry, Cathy!! I love how you brought it all together at the end, that transference of pain and rescue, all via the bridge of the kettle's skin. This metaphor is incredible. Very surreal, and I love surrealism.
Oh my, I'm not going to be able to boil the kettle any more... Well done, Cathy!
Really deep musings. heartfelt emotions.
You really tied this all together! I love how you can take something inanimate like a kettle and produce such a richly deep and inspirational piece! Congrats on Top Story, so deserved!
Brilliant 👏
Congrats, Cathy! Lovely poem with hidden messages.
The ending is masterfully written, Cathy. Great poem!
Wow what a beautiful poetry this is what we call creativity ❤️
This is so creative, Cathy! 😍 I love how you gave so much life to an inanimate object! Congrats on a well-deserved Top Story!! 😍😍
Who would have thought boiling a kettle could be turned into such deep and beautiful poetry? Wonderful! ❤️
I applaud this - and you - loudly and enthusiastically. Congratulations on your triumph and Top Story!
Loved this ❤️ So many questions and a good cup of tea does provide answers 🫖 Congratilations on your top story too!
Congratulations on your Top Story!
Congratulations on your Top Story!
This was surreal and so creative. Congratulations on your excellent top story !!
Congratulations 🎉 ❤️✨✨🎉🎉💯
As a lot of people say, "You're the solution to Your own problems." You are more than likely the hero now that You needed back then, and in no doubt You'll probably continue to be Your own hero presently.
I love how you made this everyday object a reflection of a persons life. Well done. Congratulations
Phenomenal message! Tea kettle parallels- simply brilliant. Wonderful, Cathy! Congrats on top story!
Absolutely fantastic, Cathy 💕🙂
Wow, just wow. You have a gift for building a structure to your poems that deepens the meaning and gives the ending an extra kick.
Will never look at my kettle the same way again... ;)
Congratulations, Cathy!! This was such a great one!
Congratulations on Top Story!
Congratulations on Top Story!!!