Only Meaning

Just barely understood. InTaliaswords.com

Malicious teeth hook into the curve of my words

And drag my hollow value down the gilded page of my book.

Foreign pens and malevolent verses scrape upon the face of mine,

Inaudible whispers beat upon my ink’s ear,

Soundless and yet

Just barely understood.

The strike by the lip of the astonishing

Just barely felt.

Twelve, or four, six, or two

Scrutinizing eyes

Shred my meaning from my back,

Stripped the purpose coating my flesh

And deserted me bare

To penetrating, dilated eyes of unforeseen critics

From behind the glamorous veil of their likeability.

Amounting to what?

Reviews

[Steve]

This is very well done.

[Talia]

Thank you!:)