Betrayal of the Pen

Betrayal of the Pen

A Poem by Armina
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My first ever sestina

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Hurriedly he tried to pen

Everything life left to wonder,

But his hand betrayed such thought.

Inspiration hid. He tried to brush

Off that failed attempt

at mastering his own mind.


Though he supposed he shouldn’t mind

That much needed break from the pen.

So he laid down his head in a feeble attempt

To rest. Still the incessant wonder

Of life knocked, so with his paintbrush

He tried to scribble down his thoughts.


“How impossible it is.” he thought.

“Why am I so stuck in my mind?”

He said. Mindlessly, he painted some brush

On mountains' edge. Mindlessly, he missed the pen

For its versatility, though he wondered

What versatility offered his attempt


At unraveling everything. He could attempt

In as many or few words to unravel his thoughts

In writing. “Where to start?” was still to wonder.

Intangible everythings swamped his mind,

And deep down he knew the pen

Could not even begin to brush


The very surface. He threw down the paintbrush

Knowing that the half-hearted attempt

To rid himself of the curse of the pen

Was in vain. There was so much he thought,

So much that cluttered his fragile mind.

That his head was still on his shoulders was a wonder.


That is the problem: too much wonder

In life. Things you can’t brush

Aside. They stuff and clutter the mind,

And in every fool-hearted attempt

You try to cling to a single thought.

It slips away. You try to pen


What you wonder, what you can’t brush

Off, what clutters your mind, your every thought,

But in every attempt you are betrayed by the pen.

© 2017 Armina


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Your creation of tone in this poem is masterful, and it brings a very unique approach to a subject that I haven't seen explored much. There are some instances of unusual phrasing (which is a matter of opinion; many of the greats have a similar style), but overall this is very creative and well done.

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