Aftershock

I wrote this in an empathetic fit for Ghounwah during all of those earthquakes

Aftershock

 

Is it friction or fiction

affecting my jurisdiction

this sense of constriction

that sways my conviction

its beyond my description

this strange predilection

of my grounds eviction!

© 2023 Robert Trakofler

Reviews

[Neville]

as I re-read these fine words yet again, I could almost feel the earth tremble beneath the soles of my feet and write through the legs of the chair I presently sit on .. I am sure if she has not already found them, then when she eventually does, she will feel the sincerity contained herein .. a truly empathic fit Robert .. Neville

[Robert Trakofler]

she has a way of doing that to us

[Neville]

................................. 💛

[John the Baptist]

Bunny, I admire your diction, but where did you get this rhyming predilection?

[Robert Trakofler]

LOL it's the Irish blood me thinks

[William Michael Reeves]

I'm really glad she didn't get evicted from the ground she lives on. Her building was strong as she is. I think it was reinforced with poetical dust. To answer your question ... definitely friction affecting senses swayed beyond strange grounds.

[Robert Trakofler]

she has been struggling as of late as have I which always seems to happen LOL and hard as I may i can not find the words to soothe our dilemma's

[William Michael Reeves]

I am aware of that struggle, but this wouldn't be the place to talk about it. Some dilemmas can only be smoothed by time. It will pass.

I too had an empathetic fit back when the earthquake happened. You may have read it but not reviewed. If not, it's still on my first page at the bottom. When Heavens Crumble

[Robert Trakofler]

i will read it

[Robert Trakofler]

added to my library this one requires more pondering and my brain is a bit slow this morning

[Stella Armour]

Terrible isn't it Bunny, to have the ground shake and open up under your feet.
Most certainly not fiction , i wish it was ..

[Ken Simm.]

Perhaps the alliteration is causing some frustration. Allowing its application to be a gyration of words. That cause such elation when reading it.
Alternative ly the obsticles enuing are creating some problems when using.
Your wit is showing again my friendly bunny.

[Robert Trakofler]

I wrote this when the quakes were happening in Syria and it just sat there grumbling and rumbling and I could never finish it I was getting reports from Ghounwah every day of another shock or tremor and I couldn't finish the poem and then I realized it didn't need finishing I was utterly lacking in conclusion because there is non LOL

[moog-drika]

Ah the struggle between obstacles (friction) and beliefs (fiction).
It's hard to describe situation of someone who experiences the blow of earthquakes and how it shakes their sense of stability. That feeling of being trapped in different emotions covered by the rubbles, uprooted in a flash.
It hit me hard.

[Robert Trakofler]

My heart went out to those poor folks in Syria during those earthquakes! I remember vividly hearing the stories of those people trapped inside the collapsed buildings and because of politics many countries could not send aid or people to help them save lives! The event itself was I'm sure horrifying but the aftershocks (and they were numerous) must have been terrifying! where do you go when the very ground you stand upon could be another collapse?

[moog-drika]

Second that. I'd say I'm more scared of aftershocks than the earthquake. Nature just like life can be unpredictable. Whenever I feel the slightest shake, it just sends a shiver down my spine.
And it's truly heartbreaking to hear about people trapped and unable to get immediate help because of politics. Hard to even imagine what they went though.

[moog-drika]

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