Closet Space

By lupus tenebrae

You left me there in closet space
...
...

tiny hands
curled into cloven
hooves and

bloody murder, mouthed like
a tired mantra that
cuts
to the bone.

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Published on Saturday, April 18, 2015. Filed under: "Abuse" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

I figured since it's Child Abuse Prevention Month, I'd write something alluding to my rather sordid history with closets.

Awards

Comments on "Closet Space"

On Sunday, April 29, 2018, carlosjackal (2786) wrote:

Killed it and then some.
On Monday, July 27, 2015, sheff (137) wrote:

The last stanza came with a thud. Love it
A former member wrote: short and relatable...i love it!
A former member wrote: This poem is very short but very very powerful. Thank you for writing it.
A former member wrote: mmmm.... this made me melt in my seat .... pure awesomeness!!
On Thursday, April 23, 2015, TropicalSnowstorm (1580) wrote:

Thanks for entering this contest! No surprise you killed it in your own style, but I appreciate you sharing this form with the rest of us. Great poem in a great style! Ciao, T/S