The Other Side
Hiding behind the mask
I see you for who you are
You, the benevolent one
Generous because you can
Money lights up the eyes
of the taker
Always hungry for more
They see this side of you
From here I see the other
I know you better
Cloaked in darkness
The one who inflicts pain
With words slashing and stealing
Harvesting hearts
To be placed like trophies
on a shelf of despondency
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Sadje's What Do You See Photo Prompt
Word Prompts
Benevolent - Word of the Day
Harvest - RDP
Despondent - FOWC
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Love this, Christine! Beautiful and powerful. ❤️🙂
Thanks so much my dear Punam 🙂❤️
You are welcome dear. 💞🙂
Oh, this is so good…harvesting hearts!! Loved it❤️
Thanks Sue. I appreciate it 🥰
Wonderful work Christine. The piece got better and better as it flowed to the end. Id love to do that, but I’ll leave it in your creative hands.
Oh thank you so much Darnell. That means so much to me! ☺️ You are an amazing writer and your short stories are fantastic! 😊👍
We do what we do!🙂
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Good one
Thanks Paula!
Fabulous, Christine. Especially those last few lines. Brilliant!
Oh so evocative. There are two sides to us all but some are evil too. Thanks for joining in the challenge
Thanks Sadje. It was a great pic you featured ☺️
You’re welcome 😉
Beautiful, strong poem and picture. Well done!
Thanks Mason! I really appreciate it ☺️
Very powerful poem, Christine. Those last four lines really gripped me.
Thank you Tracy! I’m happy you liked it ☺️ Not your typical harvest poem!
You’re welcome, Christine.