Abscission

Poetry

Abscission

Katie Frances Hartless

adult, ekphrasis, fall, relationships

After Lola Young

What’s worse?

The casual way we word fucked

or the fact that when you called me up,

I considered it good luck?

Drought makes thirst.

To get nourishment,

I don’t mind putting my face in the dirt.

I’m ready to feel flame,

a fallen leaf yearning to be burnt.

Hidden colors go unseen

until the vein’s no longer green,

and of course we told each other

no one will get hurt,

but that was before the lightning,

the frosty windowpanes,

and continuous gusts

made us both useless.

Cover Art: Marta Orlowska “Cosy Autumn”

Lola Young “What Is It About Me”

19 responses to “Abscission”

100 Country Trek

Thanks for sharing this idea Anita

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
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Cindy Georgakas

your words are always palpable and unique K! 💗

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, Cindy. 💜 This music moved me.
  
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  1. Cindy Georgakas
    
    💕❤️🙏
    
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J M Negi

Interesting read, thanks for the nice share.

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thanks for reading and listening in, J M. Cheers.
  
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Miriam E.

Wow, such raw emotion in this one. I love how you crafted this… it really speaks to me. Amazing work!

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you kindly, Miriam. I think I feel before I think. It works for me…most of the time. 💜
  
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  1. Miriam E.
    
    A beautiful way to live. 🙂
    
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John

Amazing words, K. The image is… wow. Happy Monday! ❤️

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, John. 💜The artist, Marta Orlowska, really wow-ed me as well. I hope your doing well this evening.
  
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  1. John
    
    You’re welcome, K. ❤️
    
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Simon

Of course no one will get hurt… they never do but those gusts might 🙂

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Well, if they don’t start blowing, they might just. 😉
  
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  1. Simon
    
    Is it too much to ask? 😉
    
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clawfish

You have such a way with words, it full of raw frosty emotion

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you. This gave me a chill (in a good way). I appreciate your words.
  
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johnlmalone

I love the rawness of emotion in this esp the line about putting one’s face in the dirt: abasement is such a ‘fraught’ emotion —

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