You didn’t just cause her pain You hurt me too in the process You vowed to love each other But you chose to digress She suffered pain you delivered With her head held high Always aware of her dignity Ignoring your every lie I was the fall-out of the war You two battled every day Truce not in the vocabulary You both wanted to slay
This child of yours cruelly cast off Unable to penetrate your standoff
Today, we’d like to challenge you to write your own sad poem, but one that, like Teicher’s, achieves sadness through simplicity. Playing with the sonnet form may help you – its very compactness can compel you to be straightforward, using plain, small words.
Beautifully written. Kids are the ones who suffer the most.
Thank you Sadje. I can attest to that 😢
Yes, so can many others who are still kids or have grown up with scars.
Ooh… this is intense… and sad.
Thank you Jason 🙂
Excellent poem, Christine.
Thanks Tracy! 🙂
So well done, Christine.
Thank you dear Punam. These daily challenges are pushing me. You too?
You are welcome dear. Oh, they are pushing me too!
Today I did one poem and it covered a multitude of prompts! 🙂
A very moving poem and a well written sonnet. A tricky form, excellently executed. 🙂
Thank you so much Kristian 💕🙂
You’re welcome. 🙂