Helen

She is feather and glass,
as she lifts indignant chin
and spits words like wax.

They land in tiny rivulets.
Crawl like snakes
down her arm,
and wrap around gnarled fingers.

She clenches and releases. Clenches and releases.
Snaps her jaw tight, and stares behind her.
  
I lotion her skin,
smooth unruly hair
and offer her tea.

Reviews

[Mauricio Montoya]

what came to mind was helen of Troy, nice work

[jennifer little]

work
nice but

[Pratik]

That was truly some captivating lines...in these lines you create a character being hounded for and that's incredible... Thanks for the read.. :)

[Eagle Cruagh]

In a few words you have created
the essence of a character .
An incredible talent, a gift that
brings pleasure to every one who
reads you.
Thank You
---- John

[Kenneth The Poet]

A motherly touch of a poem for sure.

[Hachamecha]

That's very nice :)
I think it perfectly shows the character

[Reaper]

good uses of description of simpler things.

[tk]

a magnificent descriptive poem. i can picture the scenes in my mind vividly.
extraordinary write! :)
♥♥♥

[WhiteWillow]

A cinderella-type mini-story with bite! Nice work.