Yard Sale of Thoughts

Honor Your Own

K.F. Hartless
,

Her physique,

a severe centerpiece,

a runaway bride with

cake dress snowbanks wide,

but in the apogee of clouds

she’s micro,

a cold, cold moon,

lone wolf in the sky,

a pyscho

no one knows,

jilted lover

poised to explode.

So we opt to tiptoe,

cling to our own,

wait for thicker shadow

to gossip and sip,

search for glass slippers

near her footprints.

But mostly we just

try and forget

the outsider’s existence.

© 2023 | K.Hartless

Artwork: Melissa Young

18 responses to “Honor Your Own”

  1. John Avatar
    John

    Wonderful. ☺️❤️

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you, John. Did you catch her last night!? 💜 She sprinted past here.

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      1. John Avatar
        John

        Nope!

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      2. K.Hartless Avatar
        K.Hartless

        She’s still at it. Almost as round and running quickly, too.

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  2. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    Great verses, K! Some wonderful descriptions that paint an intriguing character 🙂

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you.
      She was running across the sky last night and looked to me like a runaway bride. 💜

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      1. Tom Avatar
        Tom

        Can definitely visualise it! Great interpretation 🙂

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  3. Layla Todd Avatar
    Layla Todd

    Gorgeous the pairing of the poem with the artwork! ❤

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Ty, Layla. Words first on this one, which is always nice. My runaway bride is still making her escape this evening. 💜

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  4. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar
    Colleen M. Chesebro

    Your imagery is so good!

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you, Colleen. 😊 This compliment from such a talented pen means a lot to me.

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      1. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar
        Colleen M. Chesebro

        Oh, my goodness! I love your poetry. You’re one of my poetry goddesses. LOL! Thanks for the lovely compliment.

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  5. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    Great poem and imagery K… reminds me of my runaway bride.

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you, Cindy. Do you have a poem or an actual runaway bride tale to tell? I’m so intrigued by this… I should have run away from my first wedding.

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      1. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
        Cindy Georgakas

        Let’s say I said something about it in my speech at my daughter who just got married’s wedding. It didn’t go over well, but she did say a.k.a. the runner bride and her speech and we both got lots of laughs so it could’ve been too bad 😂🙈😱

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  6. Tricia Sankey Avatar
    Tricia Sankey

    Enjoyed! 👏👏

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Ty. 😊🍷

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      1. Tricia Sankey Avatar
        Tricia Sankey

        💓

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