Escape

Write Photo Challenge – Arrow-slit
Hosted by KL Caley
Sequestered behind armored walls
so a time as long not remembered
Muscles abandoned sinew and bone
only a living skeleton survives within

Transgression a distant memory
the sentence faced day by day
Soon to become so emaciated
the arrow-slit becomes redemption

The day arrived of slipping through arrows-slit to touch his freedom
He found the bones could not move
without the muscles he’d long forgone

In giving up his basic strength
he had condemned himself to hell
In the confines of incarceration a door
remained unlocked upon the stair

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17 responses to “Escape”

  1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

    Thank you so very much KL! 💜

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  2. KL Caley Avatar

    Oh wow! Such a powerful and visual poem, Ami. It was incredibly moving and I admire your skill as a poet. Thank you for the great entry to #writephoto. KL ❤

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  4. Eugenia Avatar

    A poignant lesson, Gypsie-Ami.

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      1. Eugenia Avatar

        My pleasure.💖

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  5. poetisatinta Avatar

    A lesson to be learned with this one beautifully written ❤

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you so much my friend! ❤️

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      1. poetisatinta Avatar

        You are welcome 💕

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  6. 100 Country Trek Avatar

    Such an amazing image . Thanks for this story. Let’s follow our blogs.
    Anita

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  7. Sadje Avatar

    Aww, this a sad.

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Deep life and moral message imbedded within Sadje. 💜

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      1. Sadje Avatar

        Indeed my friend.

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    2. willowdot21 Avatar

      If you don’t use it you lose it….
      Worse still people were encaserated like this 💜💜

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      1. Sadje Avatar

        That is very true.

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