[Stylist] April 9th poem

[Jacobson, Shawn D]

Barbara

Thank you for sharing.  I like how each stanza brings you closer to the person who is screaming.  I think I understand the poem; it seems to be about misunderstood, ignored,artists who become frustrated at a world that doesn't care.

Keep it up.

Shawn

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I am doing the 30 poems in 30 days challenge and thought I would share with you my today's poem. It was to be an ekphrastic, which means a poem that is inspired by a piece of art or a sculpture. Usually I write highly structured poems so this free verse poem is an oddity in my collection. And, I realize it could have a better name but I'm putting the theme word in all of the titles. 

THE EKPHRASTIC SCREAM
by Barbara Hammel

When I first learned about you
I thought you were a crazy man
Standing alone
Head thrown back
Mouth wide open
Arms thrown out
I had no understanding of paint

Then one day I met you
On a bigger piece of cardboard
Sewed in different textures
Standing alone
Hands over your ears
Mouth open wide
The world is too much
People are walking away
I know you now

I have held you in my arms
Rocked you
Swung with you
Heard you scream for endless hours
An ear-piercing shriek
Hands covering your ears
People walked away
The world is too much
Yes, I know you

 
 

Barbara Hammel
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