Reality Wake Me


I stand
plucking petals
a childish game of hope,
does he love me or does he not,
shameless
self induced heartbreak consuming
my thoughts, my emotions,  
reality
wake me


©Susie Clevenger

Poetic form:
Butterfly Cinquain-a 9-line stanza with a syllabic pattern 2 4 6 8 2 8 6 4 2
Sunday Prompt from:
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2011/10/mini-challenge-for-sunday_15.html



Comments

Maude Lynn said…
What a gorgeous write! Beautiful use of the form.
October 16, 2011 at 8:26 PM
Marian said…
wake up, susie! wake up!
love your cinquain. write some more!!
October 16, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Mary said…
Susie, visiting you from "Imaginary Gardens." Sometimes it is nice when reality awakens one, and sometimes it is good to just enjoy the dreams. Love this write, Susie.
October 16, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Liz Rice-Sosne said…
Nicely done. Emotion conveyed thoughtfully and artfully thru your words.
October 16, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Kerry O'Connor said…
This form seems to embody the thoughts perfectly. Such thoughts as one would hold dear, and secret, close to the heart. In other words: just beautiful.
October 17, 2011 at 6:58 AM
The Unknowngnome said…
Very nice. I'll have to try this someday. You did a good job, it reads flowingly.
October 17, 2011 at 8:26 AM
♥●• İzdihër •●♥ said…
So beautiul poem.Your poem sare always soft .I love them so much .
I did not know that you have a face book page too.Gonna be fan there too ;).
Have a good day .
October 17, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Beyond Horizon said…
Even after knowing nothing will change...the childish game somehow raises hope...but alas the reality always struck painfully
so true emotions embedded in your few lines :)
October 17, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Scarlet said…
very nice form and indeed reality wakes us up from our playful games ~
October 17, 2011 at 6:56 PM
hedgewitch said…
shameless self induced heartbreak--i can relate to that one. well said, and imaginative.
October 17, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Anonymous said…
Lovely verse - I think the butterfly is perfect for your poem's content. And these "childish games of hope"... sigh, it seems we never quite outgrow them.
October 17, 2011 at 9:52 PM
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