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In this poem you have to think about what the little girl is trying to escape, not how she is feeling herself:
Stickers—scratch ‘n’ smell.
Strawberry shortcake,
orange meringue,
moments of heaven
when I’m alone.
I block out your voice—sniff!
Hoarse—tired,
he lied again.
Please stay away
from the kitchen.
Stickers—scratch ‘n’ smell.
Peppermint chocolate,
cherry lane,
moments of heaven
when I’m alone.
I block out his moan—sniff!
Daddy—groan.
You stabbed him again.
Please stay away
from the bathroom.
Stickers—scratch ‘n’ smell.
Hubba Bubba,
lemon squash,
moments of heaven
when I’m alone.
I block out your scream—sniff!
Self-inflicted—fraught.
You cut yourself again.
Please stay away
from my bedroom.
Please stay away.
Please stay away
from my stickers.
So, can you guess the emotion/feeling/state of mind (a noun) depicted in this piece that begins with the letter ‘R’? Please nip over to Nicole's blog to read her interpretation of our R-prompt word. Here’s the link!
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Retaliation?
ReplyDeleteWow! Your poetry book is coming out! Brilliant, love the cover. :)
This is such an amazing poem, Jessica. Just, wow!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea on this. Sounds like this poor child may have an abusive parent, so I suppose Rage could work here too, but I'm not sure.
ReplyDeleteI already knew about your chap book, but I love the cover you've selected!
Reality? Not sure but I liked this.
ReplyDeleteCall me terrible, but the word rape came to mind while reading...
ReplyDeleteHmm, well I guessed rage at Nicole's. But I believe rage can also work here, if you're going for the "intense feeling" part of the definition.
ReplyDeleteYour poems are terrific, Jessica!
revulsion?
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem Jessica.
ReplyDeleteHow about REPULSION?
Yvonne.
at first I thought rage, then revenge, now I'm torn.
ReplyDeletecongrats on the book!!
I too thought of rape.
ReplyDeleteThis made me shiver. Really eery and full of implication. I would guess rage but I don't think that's it.
ReplyDeleteI'll go with rage.
ReplyDeleteToo much sniffing and scratching makes me dizzy. I love your book cover! :)
ReplyDelete♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥
I have no idea! Can't think of a thing!
ReplyDeleteRancid smelling scratch stickers?
ReplyDeleteA few things come to mind but I'll go with repulsive.
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful piece. I say rage too.
ReplyDeleteRetreat. She's hiding, retreating into her world of pleasant smells and bright colors. Hidden in the bathroom away from reality?
ReplyDeleteJust my guess. Loved the poem. Evocative and raw.
Edge of Your Seat Romance
Having read this and Nicole's I think the word is Retribution.
ReplyDeleteVery strong poem Jessica. Raw with emotion.
I'm saying rage only because that is what I said at Nicole's blog. What A raw and real poem.
ReplyDeleteA great poem! I'll admit, I had to read Nicole's entry before trying to guess the word here. I fear I might have been reading more into your images than I needed to. The last line made me consider something more literal - so I'll go with "rage" here, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm going with ... rage!
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